Person to person investment is often excluded when we think of the word investment. Mostly words such as money, profit, buying, or even future come to mind. What if we take that powerful word and use it to benefit others? I was listening to an amazing Pastor today who taught, how most of us do not believe in our own abilities. Hearing this got my mind turning and wandering why so many of us struggle with that?  I struggle with this often and I also know others who do as well. I began to think about the fact that most of us lack someone who is willing to invest in them. Take this for example. Most jobs require experience, right? How do we get that experience if no-one is willing to give you a chance?

Investing in someone can get difficult for many reasons. I could list some of those reasons, but I’m almost certain you’re already letting those thoughts flood your mind right now. I am not here to say that taking a chance on someone is something to be done with out prayers and guidance from Christ, instead I chose to write this as encouragement to you. It’s possible that while reading this you’ve already had someone come through your thoughts that you could invest in. If that’s the case, that’s great! We will start there. If not, take a minute and think of someone in your life that you could invest in. Once you’ve got that figured out, continue reading.

I wanna give you a few simple steps to take in the beginning of your investment journey.

• Let your investment know and understand why you feel it’s important to invest in them.
  • Think of it like this, when you decide to make a financial investment you don’t just go throwing money around at the first place you see an opportunity. You think about your financial involvement and I’m almost certain you give yourself reasons as to why you feel it’s important.
• You and your investment should try to map out some goals. Think about what you both would like to see accomplished throughout your journey together.
• Remember as stated above, this journey is not promised to be easy. Have a strategy in mind together for those tough moments. Example: Figure out your emergency plan, discuss how you would tell each-other of any adversity so that it doesn’t get overwhelming and either of you want to call it quits.
• If those tough times come, do NOT give up! Come together and regroup, rethink, and most importantly re-TRY.

These suggestions are here to give you an area to start. It’s totally up to you and your investment if you feel like it would be something to follow through with. I know that just the thought at times can get mind-boggling, but I want to ask you not to allow that to discourage you. While you take time to invest in someone else, I can almost guarantee you that it will also be a self investment you will be glad you’ve made.

PRAYER:  

When we feel like investing in someone else has become more than we can handle, we want to ask you to send encouragement our way. Allow us to see progress when we need it most. We will invest in others knowing that it will get difficult at times, but also knowing that the reward is greater than any type of adversity we may face along the way. In Jesus name. -Amen

*If you would like to hear the teaching that gave me inspiration for this blog – Pastor Steven Furtick taught “The Capacity Challenge”