Profit or loss?
Work is meant to be profitable. If the work you’re doing isn’t making you any money and there is no reason why you think it will turn around, stop doing it. God wants you to make a profit. God expects you to sow one seed and reap a harvest. If what you’re doing and sowing is not bringing a return to you, that seed is dead. Everything God creates, He creates to have the power of multiplying in it. He expects you to be making money. If you can sow 10000 and reap 20000 God is delighted. Surely you don’t need convincing of this. This is his law of sowing. The power to multiply is in the seed. We work also to make money for our daily necessities. Gods plan is for you have enough over after your living expenses, to be able to give to good works. If you haven’t got enough to give to every good work, your either not earning what God wants you to earn or you spending too much on other things. Wesley said “Make all you can, save all you can and give all you can. Consumerism was unheard of till 70s. Early middle class Christians were thrifty. They were not affected by consumerism. They believed enough is enough. They knew how to live moderate and they saved. With the money the saved, they invested but Wesley never stopped there. He also said “Give all you can” Use what you have saved and invested, to help others to and to extend the kingdom of God. God intended for you to put some of our money into the kingdom of God. God is not expecting Bill gates and Helen Clark to fund the outreach to the nations or to reach our own city. If His people are not going fund the work of God who is? Make for your selves friends of unrighteous mammon. It is His after all.
Friend, we were blessed to be a blessing. After you paid your tithes, met all your expenses and blessed your family, then we are able to give regular amounts into the kingdom of God.