FINANCIAL WISDOM PART II
A boon friend of mine (Gift) called
me some weeks back and said Wale, I had a
dream. I was so curious to hear the dream having the understanding how
gifted she is in dreams. I said Gift, let
me hear you. She said she had a dream
that she saw herself in a very big apartment relaxing in her Jacuzzi while a
uniformed chef came to tap her and said….Madam, your food is ready. She was
shocked to found out who the chef was. The shock woke her from that short nap.
I asked; Gift who was the chef? She said
the chef was DANGOTE---THE RICHEST MAN IN AFRICA. I laughed out loud. She
asked Wale, can this dream be true? I
immediately responded; YES. Why not? It is a signal of your greatness in life.
Hold on to that you are doing, be diligent in it, do not be discouraged and you
will surely make the hit. I explained to her in related to some
confidential known plans she is having.
Many a times we feel it is late
for us to be very rich in this our present world considering the present
economy status and our family strata…I say NO to that. Surviving might be
difficult now but application of knowledge (Wisdom) to any thing called “MONEY”
within your present possession can bring us to lime light. After all, Dangote
started with a 250Naira equivalent to NOW N25,000, The Nigerian Legend blogger
started with 2,000naira some years back. How did all of them go about this? I called
this financial wisdom. (Channeling and managing your “little” resources in a
right way).
Tips on how to be Financially wise:
·
ARDENT GIVER:
Giving is a supernatural reciprocal way of receiving. I call giving a
metaphoric word which till now the outcome of giving is unexplainable by human
knowledge. There is no action in life that you involve and get the opposite
except “Giving”. When you Give you Receive. It provokes heavenly blessings.
That is why King David said “ I will not give God what will not cost me” he
understood the mystery behind giving and I can imagine how blessed he was. Inculcate
the habit of giving and you will see how this principle works. You don’t need
to be a highly spiritual or sanctimonious human before you receive the reward
of giving. It is a grace given to all men irrespective of your faith and
believe. Luke 6:38. Mark Batterson quoted “When God blesses you financially, don’t
raise your standard of living, raise your standard of GIVING”. BE A GIVER!!
·
TITHE PAYER: Oohh this is what I am sure many
people will not love to hear but this is a spiritual truth. A principle that
works for your finance. Many are so guilty of this but it does not change God’s
standard. His word is ‘Yea and Amen’. Malachi 3:3 a well known part of the
bible that we don’t love to read. Not only financial blessing comes to whoever
pays tithe but all other blessings will be such persons. Payment of tithe has
been abused due to ignorance and satanic way of depriving people of their
blessings. We are full of excuses, self justification, common sense application
and the likes…some are even ready to argue down to earth 1000 reasons why they
should not pay tithe. How the tithe is being used, administrated should not be
your concern. Obey God and you will surely get the reward. Start paying your
tithe. Whoever does that is financially wise. TAP INTO THE GRACE!!!
· HARD WORKER: Of course a diligent man will not
stand before mean men. Kings position is such person’s hold. God detest being
lazy. He asked sluggards to watch the ways of the ants and be wise. Working
hard brings you to the light; it distinguishes you from mere men and set you
high. God himself rewards any man who is hard working. Part of why he
acknowledged David. A lazy man will not have anything good to show forth. Such
man will always want things to come on a platter of gold. Yes!!! AWOF is always
their best catch. The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at
hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the
best of ourselves to the task at hand. A dream of becoming rich does not
come into reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and HARD WORK.
·
PRUDENT SPENDER: Stop being an extravagant
spender. The little you earn is more than enough for you if you can (i.) Have a
Long term goal on what you want to achieve in a particular year and (ii) Make
your need a priority and not your want; distinguish between needs and wants. A
man who is financially wise will not eat with ten hands because of drought days.
Do your best to make saving a habit. That reminds me of my “Honey Box Game”.
This is a box I keep remains of my spending every day. These remains are the
change left from any of my budgeted money. If I plan to take a cab of 100naira
and later met 80naira, the 20naira won’t be added to my next spending, it is
kept in my “Honey Box”. This box is opened perennially to cater for any unforeseen
circumstance in terms of finance. This might look arch-ache but believe me, it saves!!! This is different from your savings for your
long term goal. The simple way to be prudent in your spending is to be honest
about how your purchase will impact your life. Then decide if what you are
looking to spend money on is really worth the asking price, or will it really
change your life for the good. The answers might surprise you and make you more
prudent in your spending. SPEND PRUDENTLY!!!
“Beloved, I wish above all
things that thou mayest PROSPER and
be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. “ 3
John 2”
That is definitely God’s
intention for us all!!!!
See U at the peak!
Cheers!!!
@WiseWrite
