The Role of Resources and Work in Growing Your Assets

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Since time immemorial, we have been richly blessed with abundant and innumerable resources. This is prevalent even in the Old Testament days. The faithful and the just have a long-standing history of wealth in the form of silver, gold, livestock, servants, a good harvest and many more.

In this age and time, resources can be translated with the tangible things you have acquired from working hard, the wise investments you have painstakingly thought about. It is also the skills, knowledge and talents we possess, the group of people we manage and endear so dearly or the time in our hands.

Similarly, work, according to Meriam Webster means to have a job. And if I may add, it is done for the purpose of obtaining resources. To many, it is something that we must love doing to sustain it for years, even decades. As prudent Christians, choosing the right job is necessary so we can concurrently follow our Lord’s commandments especially on Sundays for reverence.

Resources and work go hand in hand. Resources are obtained by working and work is done to get resources. They are interdependent from each other like our need for the Word of God to learn, to grow and to survive in this temporal world. Once our basic needs are met, we are able save. We save by scrimping on unimportant and unnecessary things we can live without. It is simply saying no even if the urge to purchase something is so strong. The moment our savings increase, we invest and eventually diversify the investment. It is also vital to put aside the 10% of our earnings for our tithes and offerings which is rightfully His.

The growth of our asset depends on how early we start saving for a rainy day, for retirement, for education we securely put in banks or organizations. Both couples today work to alleviate the growing needs of their families. Some couples even engage in businesses they can do on the side like sell products payable in installments, offer their skill to earn extra cash or buy a popular franchise to earn more. Consequentially, an aspiring writer will continue to hone his skill to be excellent which will eventually be his bread and butter. Simply put, our assets gro if we continuously work and regularly put aside a part of our resources.