Enjoying financial security in today’s world takes more than simply earning a good living. Some people who have made extraordinary incomes for many years are in terrible financial shape and are not prepared for today, let alone their future.
Author Rich Brott explains that it is essential to make decisions that will help you manage your resources if you are ever going to be financially secure. The problem is not our income, but our spending. Many waste much of their hard-earned money on the small and unimportant things.
Don’t fall into wasteful patterns of living. Make a decision now to be different, to live differently. You can get started on the road to financial freedom by putting the 5 simple keys into practice immediately.
The Bible is packed full of Scriptures that are related in some way to financial topics. The Scriptures relate to personal stewardship, issues of debt and credit, saving and investing, how to treat the poor and less fortunate, honesty and truthfulness, laziness and diligence, contentment and the cost of self-indulgence, business and entrepreneurism, tithing and the giving of offerings, as well as wealth and abundance. So many areas of our financial life are written about in Scripture.
The Scriptures in the Bible that relate to issues of finance and stewardship offer to each of us help in many areas of our personal and professional life. With them we can learn and understand that:
This is a study using a catechism approach (organized in a question-and-answer format). It poses 65 basic questions about God and attempts logical answers based upon Biblical Scripture and other commentary.
Our finite human minds cannot exhaustively understand the Incomparable and Eternal God. We cannot fully comprehend the intricacies and the full nature of an infinite God. Yet we can truly know Him and have a relationship with Him. We can experience God in a personal way and grow in our knowledge and understanding of Him as He reveals Himself in Scripture, in creation and in life experiences through our Lord Jesus Christ. Only what God has chosen to reveal of Himself can be known; God is our Creator and that we are a part of His creation. Man is above the rest of creation and was given dominion over it.
Successful people manage their time! They set priorities and then allow their priorities to manage their calendar. Ineffective individuals are often mastered by the loudest voices, the urgent and the unplanned. They are ruled by pressures, not by priorities.
Most people find time management troublesome because they don’t understand the basic principle of time. People react to circumstance by being controlled by events. Ideally, they should control the circumstance.
Think of time as your personal resource and you will be more likely to use it wisely. If you think of it as a valuable and scarce resource, you will most likely take steps to prevent its wasteful use.
Business focus is an integral part of your ability to advance and build your business into something beyond mediocrity. Staying focused on your vision and purpose is very key. Nothing significant is ever achieved without focus. If it’s worth getting, it must be the focus of your attention at all times. Focus begins with a sense of purpose, mission and vision. This is your sense of direction, your road map, your life track for the business. It’s where you are headed. A growing company does not continue without great business productivity, timely follow-through and effective leadership. Advancing a Successful Business is not automatic and will not happen without a steady hand at the helm backed by a great team who stays alert and motivated.
Dreams worth pursuing do not have to be spectacular or amazing. The important thing is living a dream that is really yours. Those who are most fulfilled know what they want and go after it.
Understanding and shaping vision is the basis for any new or existing personal or business career. Vision development is a process. But first, it seems appropriate to ask some questions. Why are you here? What is your personal purpose in life? Why are you doing what you are doing? What brought you to this profession? Why are you where you are?
These are all questions you must ask yourself before developing a successful personal vision. The same holds true when it comes to a business vision. Understanding who you are and what you are all about is pertinent to understanding what it is you want to accomplish.
Author Rich Brott notes six themes that are mutually dependent upon each other, each of which represents a necessary requirement for a successful business. They are Knowledge, Experience, Ability, Opportunity, Capital, and Commitment.
When it comes to business failures, the stats are not pretty. Within the first year of operation, over 50% of businesses fail. Extend the time period to five years, and the statistics become even worse. In that time period, over 95% of all businesses fail.
From the beginning, business is risky and chances of success are poor. But you can significantly improve your chances of success with good insight, preparation and planning. The author notes that in this book he wants to help you in the area of establishing your business and will do so by leading you step-by-step through these critical areas.
Economic entrepreneurship has a history of success in every area of the world. It has sustained families, cities and nations as it has created employment opportunities and economic growth.
Your success in business will be determined by your commitment to gain, learn, understand, and implement knowledge, experience, ability, opportunity, capital, and commitment, and do it all with great business passion.
Success is a planned event and rarely happens without great personal effort. Maximizing your business success means that you are effective, productive and efficient.
Never give up! In other words, trying and failing is a risk one must bear in order to be able to succeed. Success is in turning failure into an opportunity. Failure is not your enemy. Successful people see failure as a seed; the seed of success.
“Biblical Principles for Releasing Financial Provision!” is a remarkable resource that is all at once a gift, tool, and mantle. You will find that this study will be a true gift for anyone. As a tool, this material will help build and edify disciples of Christ with apostolic doctrine. And as a mantle, as God covenants to bless those who live out the principles of giving revealed in this book. Step forward and receive the gift, tool, and mantle!
– Jack W. Hayford
This practical book encourages us to build our lives upon the Word of God and is informative and well written, filled with biblical principles and numerous stories to provide insight.
Yonggi Cho – Senior Pastor – Yoido Full Gospel Church, Korea
This is not a slick pandering of gospel hucksters who offer only hype and hysteria, but the seasoned and reasoned approach of two mature men who have their hand on the heartbeat of God.
Rod Parsley – Founder – World Harvest Church Ministerial Fellowship