Prosper God's Way!

Following from my previous post, I would like to start looking at how we can prosper in a God-honouring way. 

The thing is to remember that wealth is more than just about money. The way God has designed it is that financial prosperity is a by-product, a result of certain principles.

The first is that your reputation matters more than your bank account balance. The bible puts it this way:

"A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold."

Proverbs 22:1 NKJV

If you have to choose between earning a quick buck and keeping your integrity and faith, it's an obvious choice. The loving favour of God can easily bring us past the loss of income but we may suffer much if we forsake our purity for money that we shouldn't earn.

I recently heard a testimony of a Christian CEO of a listed company. She shared about how she had an empty office space to rent and there were no tenants and results reporting was due. She was surely under immense pressure to improve her P&L. And one day her staff came to her with what should be great news - that they found a potential tenant that was willing to pay 1.5 times the usual rent! 

But there was a dilemma because it was a casino that wanted to rent the space. Should she support something that contradicted her values but would resolve her issue and make her investors and bosses happy? She chose not to and instead went to prayer walk the empty space. 

In the end, the Lord gave her an idea that allowed her to profit millions for her company from this piece of property. 

I hope this true story encourages you to choose a good name and reputation over quick riches.