Consider the Ant? What does it mean?

Many of us have heard of King Soloman, the Richest Man ever to live. If you haven't, there are countless movies and t.v. mini-series dedicated to finding his lost mines.

During his lifetime, King Soloman amassed the greatest fortune and treasures known to man. Well, he also disclosed how he did it in the Ancient text of Proverbs. In the sixth chapter, he references the Ant. Let's review...

"Go to the Ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores up its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest." - PR 6:6-8

So, if you consider this text, King Soloman is telling us the way to amass a fortune through simple observations of the ant. Silly, yes, but true, Oh yes my friend.

What are some of the observations we can make about the ant that are applicable to our lives?
1. The Ant is the opposite of a Sluggard - Curious about a sluggard, read in the text a bit further and the King so eloquently describes the tendancy of the sluggard.

2. The Ant is wise. This assumes that the sluggard is not so wise.

3. It has no commander / overseer - This is a big one. What do you do with your spare time? T.V., X-Box, Sleep, play sports, etc.? Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad shared the biggest difference between the rich and the poor is what they do in their spare time. The Rich use their spare time to educate them selves on opportunities to earn more money or to keep more money than they pay out. They educate themselves on ways to save on taxes, to invest in Real Estate, to create stock vs. buy stock. No one tells them to do this, it is just what they do, as do the ants.

You might take this a bit further to consider that most of the Rich are self employed in some fashion or they work on a commission basis. Many of the poor look for security in working for someone else who is ultimately their ruler or overseer. Now I am not telling you to quit your job to become self employed. What I am saying is that even if you are employed, you can educate yourself on how to find security outside of the job.

4. It gathers provisions for harvest time. Do you realize that we are facing one of the biggest generational transitions in American History today? Baby Boomers are the largest generation to retire in our country. Guess what? Many of them are not prepared for the Harvest. They did not gather properly and store up enough provisions so they are scrambling. What types of things are you doing to store your provisions or ensure that you have provisions during your harvest?

I am very excited about Consider the Ant. I am working Diligently on completing the book by Summer of 2008. I appreciate your support and hope this has been helpful.

If you would like to discuss these things in more depth, please feel free to contact me directly at 505-250-1944 or jchristensen2901@gmail.com.

Have a great day!
Joshua