In Project Management, budgeting is central to all operations; everything thing is reviewed under a particular baseline but in reality, nothing really goes according to budget – something somewhere comes to shatter our perfect plan. Then why is budgeting still preached in all economic life endeavors? The only thing that comes to mind is that we want to feel safe about the future – control gives us a sense of peace. We know the future is unpredictable but we choose to predict it.
The concept of randomness in the subject of the Holy Spirit gives us an understanding of a true Christian. A man born of the Spirit is unpredictable (see John 3:8); this means your spending is not based on a piece of cooked-up plan but on a leading of an intangible force. This last statement will not seat right with the carnal mind because it’s definitely not logical. Is there a framework or a borderline to this randomness? Yes, that must be YOU because the spirit of the Prophet is subject to him.
Personal Finance is a very difficult thing to preach with varying ideas from varying gurus; “do not spend above your means” is a concurred platform amongst these gurus. “If you spend more than you earn, you are likely to burn”. Despite the fact that it makes sense, I am yet to see an extraordinary success that follows this rule. Suddenly, I realized that it was not about spending more than you earn but it was about spending on your core competence.
Two stories in the bible illustrates this point; King Solomon did an extraordinary thing by sacrificing a thousand burnt offering and God was so moved that God gave him a blank check (1 King 3:3); another story worth mentioning is the woman with an alabaster box of precious ointment (Mathew 26:7); she poured the precious ointment on Jesus. This precious ointment must be worth so much because it did not only anger the disciples, it aroused betrayal in one of the disciples.
Now, a logical mind will definitely not do what these two characters in the bible did; spending extravagantly on your core belief (It is similar to burning the money). This is the path to extraordinary success (someone that leaves his footprint in the sands of time). You can limit your spending in every aspect of your life except your core beliefs. Your core belief is your signature on this earth; it is your in-road to influence; it is the peace you seek for; it is your life; do not trade it for anything. Have a lovely week!
