Proverbs 21:5 (NLT) Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Luke 14:28-31 (TLB) Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it? For if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, saying, "This fellow began to build and was not able to finish." Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
James 4:15-16, TLB. "What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we shall live and do this or that - Otherwise you will be bragging about your own plans, and such self-confidence never pleases God."
God's people are instructed over and over again to seek the counsel of other Godly people when making plans. Learning to ask others for advice is a process of humility - asking admits that "I don't have all the answers."
Planning and preparation are aided by Godly counsel and God's people are instructed over and over again to seek the counsel of others when making plans. Learning to ask others for advice is a process of humility - asking admits that "I don't have all the answers." That’s hard work for some of us.
Discussion Guide
- An attitude of stewardship drives “good” planning. Scripture tells us that the hard-working stewards are rewarded (see Matthew 25:13-30) and discuss how this applies to your business.
- Why do you think Jesus included the admonition about planning (Luke passage)?
- On whom do you depend when planning? How does the James passage relate?
- How do you define prosperity? How do your stakeholders? Is there a difference?
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