Rick – I’m sorry for the pain you are going through. If you haven’t done so already, please make your needs known to the leaders of your church and also to friends at your church. The Bible instructs us to help take care of the needs of those in our midst who are struggling, and one of the things I always admired about the late Larry Burkett was his encouragement to make our needs known to other believers in our church.
Also, if your church does not have a stewardship ministry, contact Crown Financial Ministries via http://www.Crown.org. They should be able to connect you with a “coach” who can look at your situation in more detail and provide wise counsel.
rick
on August 30, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Ferriss says they can be hired for as little as $4 to $15 per hour.
Im 62 and for the last 32 yrs have been fully comitted christian. I have always worked within this range $4-$15 hr…we still cant pay bills and struggle hard to just get basic life. Leaning not on our own understanding and waiting for the Lord to direct our steps mainly via circumstances. I disagree that a businessman can possibly also be a good Christian-I havent seen it yet! they are opposed to each other, as business is basically exploitive, lets use the above as example.
Im now disabled by working so hard for so long, the wife tries to support me, and my handicapped son (on social security disability) i doubt you have any advice for me huh?
thanks
Jeff – Thanks for the link. I remember that post, but it’s worth revisiting.
Nancy – Couldn’t agree more. I think that verse about all things being permissible, but not all things being constructive, is one of the most challenging and helpful teachings, especially with financial matters. We have freedom to do so much, but would this or that decision be constructive? How would it impact others? How would it impact our relationship with God?
nancy dahl
on August 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM
I’ve read in the Bible, and this is paraphrased, that all things are permissible, but not all things are profitable. How much of what’s out there is profitable? Ive also heard it said by management consultants that it is not our time we manage, but rather what we choose to do, when, and how. Time is not something you control.
Jeff Herron
on August 3, 2011 at 11:12 AM
Of greater help to me has been this blog post on time management — it is largely a more detailed take on harnessing the Pareto Principle.
This has helped me in my own time management more than just about anything else out there.
I, too, still take in more info than I need to each day (so many blog posts, so little time), but I’m getting better at being more selective. A feed reader is a great tool in this regard!
Thanks for your insight, Matt.
Nate
on August 3, 2011 at 9:55 AM
Hi Matt, I read your weekly emails. I agree with you. The other part you left out about his business is that the product he is selling is probably quite very poor quality. Preying upon “suckers” to buy a worthless supplement product creates some ethical issues as well. Additionally, he probably loses many friends by over-selling them on a sub-par product.
That makes for some lonely travel no matter where you go to.
Rick – I’m sorry for the pain you are going through. If you haven’t done so already, please make your needs known to the leaders of your church and also to friends at your church. The Bible instructs us to help take care of the needs of those in our midst who are struggling, and one of the things I always admired about the late Larry Burkett was his encouragement to make our needs known to other believers in our church.
Also, if your church does not have a stewardship ministry, contact Crown Financial Ministries via http://www.Crown.org. They should be able to connect you with a “coach” who can look at your situation in more detail and provide wise counsel.
Ferriss says they can be hired for as little as $4 to $15 per hour.
Im 62 and for the last 32 yrs have been fully comitted christian. I have always worked within this range $4-$15 hr…we still cant pay bills and struggle hard to just get basic life. Leaning not on our own understanding and waiting for the Lord to direct our steps mainly via circumstances. I disagree that a businessman can possibly also be a good Christian-I havent seen it yet! they are opposed to each other, as business is basically exploitive, lets use the above as example.
Im now disabled by working so hard for so long, the wife tries to support me, and my handicapped son (on social security disability) i doubt you have any advice for me huh?
thanks
Jeff – Thanks for the link. I remember that post, but it’s worth revisiting.
Nancy – Couldn’t agree more. I think that verse about all things being permissible, but not all things being constructive, is one of the most challenging and helpful teachings, especially with financial matters. We have freedom to do so much, but would this or that decision be constructive? How would it impact others? How would it impact our relationship with God?
I’ve read in the Bible, and this is paraphrased, that all things are permissible, but not all things are profitable. How much of what’s out there is profitable? Ive also heard it said by management consultants that it is not our time we manage, but rather what we choose to do, when, and how. Time is not something you control.
Of greater help to me has been this blog post on time management — it is largely a more detailed take on harnessing the Pareto Principle.
http://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/blog/time-management-how-an-mit-postdoc-writes-3-books-a-phd-defense-and-6-peer-reviewed-papers-and-finishes-by-530pm/
This has helped me in my own time management more than just about anything else out there.
I, too, still take in more info than I need to each day (so many blog posts, so little time), but I’m getting better at being more selective. A feed reader is a great tool in this regard!
Thanks for your insight, Matt.
Hi Matt, I read your weekly emails. I agree with you. The other part you left out about his business is that the product he is selling is probably quite very poor quality. Preying upon “suckers” to buy a worthless supplement product creates some ethical issues as well. Additionally, he probably loses many friends by over-selling them on a sub-par product.
That makes for some lonely travel no matter where you go to.