How much is too much? (Ungodly Gain)

How much is too much?
(Ungodly Gain)

There is this age-old, generational debate and confusion about "How much is too much?" when it comes to making a profit in business. It is indeed one that may never go away for generations to come as it has really never been dealt with because it fundamentally borders on one's acceptance of the concept of godly gain or the extent of a person's greed.

We all have needs and wants as well as disproportionate obligations we need to meet up with in our daily lives, and how we go about addressing them all goes a long way to fueling one's propensity to make an extra buck at the expense of another or not.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with making an honest gain in business but when it comes to  excessive profit or as the financial term goes, "making a killing" then one is definitely in the murky waters of greed. 

While there may be no yardstick in ascertaining the harm or good or opportunity cost of a business transaction to the parties involved, one principle or another drives each of them in the overall transaction but a man's scruples, his concept of morality goes a long way into addressing this. 

Profit from transactions in goods and services can be seasonal and are usually driven by the simple market force of demand and supply but how much profit one makes is usually driven by a need for one to meet up with needs, wants and obligations usually to the point of being comfortable enough to do so with little or no effort at all. This however comes at a cost to the other person as one's gain is always someone else's loss.

The truth about, "How much is too much?" is that as long as someone on a personal level has not made-up his mind over what constitutes an honest gain then the propensity to tip the scales to one's favour will always exist. 

In everything that is illicit in God's scheme of things as documented in the Holy writ, one needs only justify one illegality and it's really downhill from there.

It is commonsense to have a budget that will help govern one's expenses with regards to one's income and expenditure but when one's income is not steady or is seasonal then there's definitely a need for the person to aim for enough profit to compensate for the downtimes he experiences or envisages so he can balance accounts and remain viable as a person who is involved in a business to make a living. 

As always, the end always justifies the means so we need to come to terms with the all-too important question of purpose and why we ultimately do the things we do to hit the nail on the head with regards to this issue of How much is too much?

The truth is that if you have not submitted your desires and control of your pocket to God, then you really have not yielded wholeheartedly to His lordship over your life, His purpose for your life which is to use your substance to help others make heaven (Luke 16: 9) and therefore His desire for you to be fair and honest in your dealings in order not to thwart His work of salvation in the life of others through your indiscretions. 

May God Almighty fan into flames your  love for your neighbor by causing you to have a healthy love for yourself in order to ensure that you do to others as you desire others do to you for this is the only way the fleshy desire for ill-gotten and dishonest gain can be dealt with.

Shalom.