If there is anything that we need in our day, it is practicality. Each and every day I am amazed more and more how much people believe in total nonsense. We are told by scientists that someday that they will find a cure for every known disease. They promise much and end up delivering nothing. People still die. They want more money for research. They always seem to be right on the edge of some monumental breakthrough and then it still remains out of their reach. Even with all of our modern medical technology, it is still wiser to prevent disease and illness before it begins using common sense methods.
As Gary North wrote in one of his Reality Check Newsletters, prevention does not sell. People would rather go through the hard way and pay out money rather than doing something to prevent it in the first place. Foresight is much in demand, as long as it does not require effort on the individual’s part. They want something for nothing, in other words. They want good health without exercising. They want to lose weight and eat every donut in sight. They simply refuse to discipline themselves and then blame on their heredity. Heredity is the cop out that I am not responsible for my actions. The new one is my thyroid. The bottom line is the Little Debbies soon make Big Debbies, like it or not.
Fantasy World
Most people live in a fantasy world. They see the world, not in terms of reality, but what they deem to be reality. They think that they can smoke and not get heart disease and cancer and if they do, they can always sue the manufacturer and claim that they did not know that cigarette smoking is harmful to their health. Or that overeating will not cause health problems. They usually say that they do not eat all that much and when you seem them eat, they act like this may be their last supper.
What does all this have to do with finance and economics? Everything! We have to realize that all men are created in God’s image, even though that image has been marred by sin. In other words, all men are religious and they will act in accordance with their religious presuppositions. There I said it. The financial world is controlled by religion, pure and simple. I know that this is not what the atheist wanted to hear. I am not writing to please atheists.
Pleasing All Men
My latest pet peeve is companies who try to accommodate every type of buyer. Companies have grown so large that they try to cater to every taste, no matter how low that may take them. An example is Barnes & Noble. I enjoy a cup or two of coffee a day. My favorite is Starbuck’s. The Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Johnson City has a Starbucks. Once a month, my daughter and I go and get us some coffee. The last time, I was in there I noticed a display rack of magazines under the title Gay Pride. In this same store, they sell some Christian books and other professing ones and Bibles. Obviously, the Bible and sodomites do not mix. They need to make up their mind what they are going to be. They cannot have Christians and homosexuals mixing. It will not work. (By even saying this I have limited my reachable market but some things in life are more important than money).
My goal is not to be the biggest, and richest. To do so, would mean you have to compromise somewhere along the line. It is better to make a living and keep your integrity. Discrimination is an inescapable concept. Our government and especially our judiciary system discriminates against Christians all the time. Christians only rights in the public square is to keep their mouths shut and pay their taxes to fund the religion of humanism. They do not want our input. They think that they can run God’s world without God. Of course, they are miserable failures, but don’t tell them, you will hurt their feelings.
Business Ethics
All of business life is based on ethics. To be successful in the long term, your ethics are going to have to be without spot or wrinkle. Short term gain will come back to haunt you every time. There are plenty businesses that started out well only to fall by the wayside because they compromised their essential values that made them successful in the first place. We live in God’s world and He has established the parameters by which success can and will be measured. Someone may make over $100,000 a year and be considered to be successful by the world’s standards and his personal life be a complete disaster. Christians do not base their standards by the world, but by God’s.
Conclusion
Even at this, if a Christian will follow God’s covenant law, they can become wealthy beyond what they thought possible. This is because God’s law favors the righteous and not the unrighteous. Whether anyone believes this or not, God already has a reward and punishment system that is at work at all times. It is called His sanctions. This provides feedback for us to make necessary adjustments in what we are doing. His sanctions are either positive or negative. If we have a profit from our business, this is a positive sanction or blessing. If on the other hand, we have a loss, this is a negative sanction or cursing. It is going to be one or the other. In fact, these are inescapable concepts. Everyone is always trying to outsmart God. It never works. It is better simply to agree with Him.
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