Today I read Proverbs 28, which has advice about a lot of mankind’s activities including listening to God and trying to obtain riches quickly. Today I considered that we should listen to God’s Word if we want Him to answer our prayers. I also considered that get rich quick schemes usually lead to failure or problems.
Listen to be Heard
God wants us to listen to His instructions just as He listens to our requests (Proverbs 28:9). God gives us instructions and direction within His Word in the Bible. God wants us to be willing to hear it. If we turn away from God’s Word, God will consider our prayers outrageous. We should take into consideration God’s Word then develop our prayers.
Don’t Get Rich Quick
God tells us to work, be faithful, and not try to get rich quick (Proverbs 28:19-20 & 22). God says that working your land and being faithful you will have plenty to eat and blessings. God warns that trying to get rich quickly you will do something wrong and become poor. We should do what we can save over time so that we can actually continue to have savings instead ending up in poverty.
Questions and Thoughts for Today
One of the get rich quick things that I think of is playing the lottery. When people win the lottery, the majority of them goes broke or goes bankrupt within a few years. God has us build up our ability to handle finances, relationships, jobs, tasks and other aspects of life over time thus jumping the gun can lead to problems. What is something you received quickly, but then realized you were not ready to take care of it or deal with it?