Being ready is significant when it comes to dealing with life problems. God wants you to be successful one day, and as one of His stewards, diligence and perseverance must be embodied by you. Through it, you will be able to cherish your blessings and use it for His glory. 

It is smart to prepare things before it can actually happen. Trading is a good thing especially if you're exchanging something that is of benefit to you and your loved ones. It is not bad to want something to want something that's coming from hard work and clean efforts. Selfishness must not live within your hearts and always seek to serve God with utmost sincerity. . 

Invest on Things Wisely

Ecclesiastes 11:1-4 declares, "Invest your money in foreign trade, and one of these days you will make a profit. Put your investments in several places—many places even—because you never know what kind of bad luck you are going to have in this world. No matter which direction a tree falls, it will lie where it fell. When the clouds are full, it rains. If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything." 

Being prepared is a good mindset to have especially in times where you feel life becomes uneasy. You will never know what tomorrow brings, hence, what you do along the way is important and vital for the future. 

Nurture What God Has Given You

God blesses those who ask for His provision and guidance. If He gives you something, make sure you are going to use it on something valuable and important. Matthew 25:14-18 says, “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also, he who had the two talents made two more talents. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money."

It's not a problem if you are born in this world with nothing to nourish on. However, dying poor is another story. You should learn to persevere and make use of what God has given to you. If He has entrusted you with something, it means He believes that you can do it in His glory. 

Follow God's Commands

A Christian who works hard to elevate his current situation is blessed by the Lord. If you are hustling in life in order to give your loved ones a good life and make use of His graces l, then you are also honoring what God wants for you. Proverbs 22:29 states, "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men." Preparing for life is like preparing yourself to inherit the kingdom of God. If you have been functional in serving God's commands on earth, then He will welcome you in heaven and all your sacrifices will be worth it. 

Do not be lazy in doing things that could potentially improve your life. Do it not out of selfishness but for the greater good. If you are blessed, share it to other people and shower upon them the greatness of the Lord. A diligent servant will receive God's kingdom in heaven for he  has done a meaningful service to Him while he was on earth. 

Today Tip of the Day 

Trading for something good in return is not a bad thing, depending on your choices and intentions in life. Securing your family's needs in the first place is a priority you must prepare for one day, you can leave them with no worries of suffering and scarcity in life. Trading alone to be rich and gain something out of it will never satisfy you. It will only blind you from what truly matters in life. There's more to life than just fortune and wealth. Your Christian values must prevail at all times and should be brought to whatever choices you will have in life.