The more I meditate on financial freedom for all, the more it appears like an illusion; an unattainable reach. “The poor we would always have†is a statement made by Jesus Christ. In making this statement, Jesus attacked the mindset of always trying to save everybody from being poor. In a recent speaking engagement to a Christian body, I was challenged by one of the delegates on wealth creation. The challenge itself was a welcome development because of the docile attitudes of the average Christians but the premise in which the challenge stemmed from was the same mindset of the disciples who saw an expensive perfume poured on the feet of Jesus.
The greatest issue we have as descendants of Abraham is the interpretation of scriptures. The separation between the Christians and the Jews is the interpretations of Isaiah’s prophesy concerning the coming of a king that would salvage them. Thus, we realize that prejudiced and wrongful interpretation is very feasible in our world today – Catholics, Anglicans, Mormons, Evangelicals, etc. It is easy for one to get confused so it is preferable to choose the element of fruitfulness. This is an undeniable element all over the world amongst various sects of belief. An effective man holds more sway than a prophesied believer thus have much influence.
Financial freedom itself is quite useless without influence. Jesus explained this succinctly when a man became so wealthy that he stored his wealth for the benefit of taking care of himself. The end goal of financial freedom is influence thus is it possible to have influence without financial freedom? The answer to this question is a big NO – you need to be financially free to influence. The question would then be; “what is financial freedom?†The easiest way to look at this is from the etymology of the word itself – “financial freedom†– free from finances. Jesus brought forth an important statement; “it is impossible to serve both God and moneyâ€. You cannot serve anything bigger than you if money is your problem.
I know you can start thinking of so many guys you know who do not have much money but have influence. This is the misconception about financial freedom – the first thing you think about is money. Having money in itself does not make you financially free. Financial freedom is achieved when the asset you have can take care of your expenses. The expense thus becomes the variable – your expense is the challenge not the asset. Our desire for more expense kills contentment. This is why the desire to serve God is hindered by your desire for more expense. If you desire more expense, you need to increase your asset. This is where the issue lies – most youths find it difficult to generate asset for their increased expense so they become financial slaves.
TO BE CONTINUED…..
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June 29, 2009 at 9:38 am (UTC 1)
Firssssssssssssssssssssssssssstttttttttt again, I did it again Dipo!…lol
June 29, 2009 at 9:40 am (UTC 1)
true that, I can see my self in this light and it is so saddening and so true.
“This is where the issue lies – most youths find it difficult to generate asset for their increased expense so they become financial slaves.”
How I wish we can all live up to our means without getting ourselves into unecessary expense and debt!
It’s really sad.
June 29, 2009 at 10:01 am (UTC 1)
Dipo, thanks once again. The bottomline remains that we all need a second eye to get out of the rat race. What most of us regard as assets are not assets in the real sense of it but liabilities.
June 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm (UTC 1)
Hello Dipo,
Many thanks for the above post. It has further stirred me up to ponder and picture in my mind your point of view.
Trully, we need to increase out asset base in order for it to take care of our expenses, instead of becoming a financial slave.
Robert T. Kiyosaki’s game: CASHFLOW is a good platform to further learn the nitty-gritty of increasing our asset.
God bless you sir.
Christian
June 30, 2009 at 12:38 pm (UTC 1)
Hi Dipo,
From your post,i can only add this saying that PAIN IS GAIN,most youth cant endure.For you to build your asset base you have to deny yourself some luxury of life(latest cars,designers perf,clothing e.tc).
The media are not helping matters,they always celebrate succes(overnight),these youth wants to live such fake lives by investing more in liabilities.
Solutin is to differentiate between liability from asset.
July 2, 2009 at 5:12 pm (UTC 1)
on point.part 2?bring it on.cant wait.
July 7, 2009 at 6:00 pm (UTC 1)
Thanks…Financial freedom is not all about having money. It is more about making the money, managing it, multiplying it and making people with it.
Thanks
July 15, 2009 at 8:09 pm (UTC 1)
hello Dipo
can t wait to read d rest of the article but i m sure u dont want me to err my view, do u???????????????????????????????????????