Fools Rush In

"Is it a need or a want?"

After people read my book Personal Finances Personal Freedom, this question is often the big take-away.  Rather than spending on auto-pilot, they recognize the benefit of pausing long enough to answer this question and then make a sober decision.

In my quest to work on building up my business, I am looking at businesses in the Bible.  Today I looked at the "Wife of Noble Character" in Proverbs 31.  She is often looked at as the prototype of a godly wife, but she was also a successful businesswoman.

One of the verses that gave me pause was, "She considers a field and buys it;..."  Considers.  The woman did not rush her decision, but was thoughtful, contemplative. 

The next sentence says, "...out of her earnings she plants a vineyard."  So this verse tells me two things.  First, the field was an investment.  She put money into it to make money.  Second, she saved up her money to make another investment.

In the end, scripture declares the Wife of Noble Character as a woman who "fears the Lord" and "is to be praised."  My take-away from her is that wisdom waits on the Lord.