Post by Admin on Jul 21, 2004 2:07:41 GMT -5
If half as many people listened when the Big "G" speaks, as they do when little "g" does, the world would be a far better place. But since they don't, we'll keep listening (to the big "G") and TOGETHER, the world will become a better place through our collective efforts and God's enduring grace.
Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13). He didn’t say, “You should not serve both God and money.” He said, “You cannot serve both God and money.” The most important decision you’re going to have to make in life once you become a believer is, “Am I going to be a kingdom-builder or am I going to be a wealth-builder?”<br>
What's the difference?
Both like to make money. Both are good at it. The motives however are vastly different. The wealth builder creates wealth and then uses his or her wealth to just create more wealth. When Nelson Rockefeller died, during an interview his wife was asked, "Exactly how much money did your husband leave behind?" She calmly replied, "All of it." Don't misunderstand, Mr. Rockefeller was extremely philanthropic, my point is that when we leave this earth, the only thing we take with us is who we were. Not what we had.
A kingdom builder operates on a different principle. He creates wealth initially to provide for his families needs, faithfully sowing into the Kingdom along the way. Once he has created the wealth necessary to meet his immediate and future needs, he completely turns his attention away from himself, and begins to seek out ways to serve God and others by putting his money to work for them. Whether he feeds the homeless, builds orphanages, flies food and medicine into 3rd world countries, sponsors missionaries or seminary students, the possibilities are endless. The difference is, he is doing it for the Kingdom and not for himself. If you make $30k a year, giving $3-5k to the Kingdom comes pretty easy. When you start making $300k, giving away $50k of it somehow becomes tougher. Once you hit the $1 mil mark, now you really have some issues. Not if you're a Kingdom builder. You can't give it away fast enough, because you begin to understand that God just gives it right back to you. It's a simple equation really:
The more you make + The more you give away = The more you make!
This is a concept the world cannot comprehend. Can you?
Back to little "g". Was he actually positive? Greenspan's overall message on the economy, was I believe, upbeat.
"Not only has economic activity quickened, but the expansion has become more broad-based and has produced notable gains in employment," he said.
Investors took Greenspan's comments positively, as all major indexes finished higher. If you were watching the CT Java Ticker, you saw more green than little "g" sees in the mirror every morning. Greenspan said faster job creation was bolstering incomes and consumer spending. Can you say "A chicken in every pot", boys and girls?
Without a doubt, the part of his speech I enjoyed the most was when he got honest with us. He pushed his ego aside and truthfully answered a reporter's question with the following answer, "I don't know". Is this a kinder, gentler Greenspan? Did he get saved or something?
Greenspan told lawmakers the Fed has deliberately avoided spelling out what it means by "measured" rate rises, though financial market participants take the word as a prescription for modest moves of a quarter percentage point.
He said the Fed's benchmark federal funds rate needs to rise to a level that is considered neutral -- enough to curb inflation without depressing growth -- but conceded he did not know what that level was.
"Actually, we don't know what neutrality is until we get there," he said when pressed to define the term. "You can tell whether you're below or above, but until you're there, you're not quite sure you are there."
Tomorrow >
+FE TLK IBN UHCO PHLY CNF ILA GBX GI CHU BRW HLTH PXD HDWR PRV
Today's rally took some prices sharply higher, watch closely for your entry points, and if the enthusiasm wanes, your stops will protect you. Right? Right!
Blessings
CT
ps/ Special thanks to Rick Warren and Glenn Somerville for their contributions to tonight's post.
Jesus said, “No servant can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and money.” (Luke 16:13). He didn’t say, “You should not serve both God and money.” He said, “You cannot serve both God and money.” The most important decision you’re going to have to make in life once you become a believer is, “Am I going to be a kingdom-builder or am I going to be a wealth-builder?”<br>
What's the difference?
Both like to make money. Both are good at it. The motives however are vastly different. The wealth builder creates wealth and then uses his or her wealth to just create more wealth. When Nelson Rockefeller died, during an interview his wife was asked, "Exactly how much money did your husband leave behind?" She calmly replied, "All of it." Don't misunderstand, Mr. Rockefeller was extremely philanthropic, my point is that when we leave this earth, the only thing we take with us is who we were. Not what we had.
A kingdom builder operates on a different principle. He creates wealth initially to provide for his families needs, faithfully sowing into the Kingdom along the way. Once he has created the wealth necessary to meet his immediate and future needs, he completely turns his attention away from himself, and begins to seek out ways to serve God and others by putting his money to work for them. Whether he feeds the homeless, builds orphanages, flies food and medicine into 3rd world countries, sponsors missionaries or seminary students, the possibilities are endless. The difference is, he is doing it for the Kingdom and not for himself. If you make $30k a year, giving $3-5k to the Kingdom comes pretty easy. When you start making $300k, giving away $50k of it somehow becomes tougher. Once you hit the $1 mil mark, now you really have some issues. Not if you're a Kingdom builder. You can't give it away fast enough, because you begin to understand that God just gives it right back to you. It's a simple equation really:
The more you make + The more you give away = The more you make!
This is a concept the world cannot comprehend. Can you?
Back to little "g". Was he actually positive? Greenspan's overall message on the economy, was I believe, upbeat.
"Not only has economic activity quickened, but the expansion has become more broad-based and has produced notable gains in employment," he said.
Investors took Greenspan's comments positively, as all major indexes finished higher. If you were watching the CT Java Ticker, you saw more green than little "g" sees in the mirror every morning. Greenspan said faster job creation was bolstering incomes and consumer spending. Can you say "A chicken in every pot", boys and girls?
Without a doubt, the part of his speech I enjoyed the most was when he got honest with us. He pushed his ego aside and truthfully answered a reporter's question with the following answer, "I don't know". Is this a kinder, gentler Greenspan? Did he get saved or something?
Greenspan told lawmakers the Fed has deliberately avoided spelling out what it means by "measured" rate rises, though financial market participants take the word as a prescription for modest moves of a quarter percentage point.
He said the Fed's benchmark federal funds rate needs to rise to a level that is considered neutral -- enough to curb inflation without depressing growth -- but conceded he did not know what that level was.
"Actually, we don't know what neutrality is until we get there," he said when pressed to define the term. "You can tell whether you're below or above, but until you're there, you're not quite sure you are there."
Tomorrow >
+FE TLK IBN UHCO PHLY CNF ILA GBX GI CHU BRW HLTH PXD HDWR PRV
Today's rally took some prices sharply higher, watch closely for your entry points, and if the enthusiasm wanes, your stops will protect you. Right? Right!
Blessings
CT
ps/ Special thanks to Rick Warren and Glenn Somerville for their contributions to tonight's post.