Money Management: If You Put in the Effort, You Will Reap the Rewards

If you want to succeed and build towards financial freedom, you need to be prepared to work at it. Be smart, disciplined, and diligent with your money management, and you will set yourself up to prosper.  

Related: 15 Encouraging Bible Verses about Hard Work that Lead to Success

“Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.” (Proverbs 10:4)

Don’t be lazy. Work hard.

Lazy people are soon poor, but harder workers will reap the reward. 

“A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.” (Proverbs 6:10-11)

Develop good habits. Set up systems to help you follow through. 

What is your work ethic like? 

“A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.” (Proverbs 28:19)

If you want to prosper, you need to put in the effort.

“I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense. I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.” (Proverbs 24:30-31)

You cannot just daydream or be a big talker without action. You need to implement a strategy. 

If a farmer never planted seed, he would never be able to harvest a crop. If a farmer doesn’t water his crops and weed, his crop will more than likely fail. If a farmer doesn’t harvest at the right time, his crop will be left in ruin. 

You need to get working.

Be dedicated.

Be consistent.

Don’t procrastinate.

You need action.

What action steps do you need to take?