Consider the Ant

Have you considered the Ant lately?

I was thinking the other day about the intensity and focus with which the Ant does his work. When I was 19 years old, I framed houses in a very nice custom home development in Flower Mound, Tx. For my lunch breaks many days, I went to a little picinic area next to the lake and ate my balogne sandwich for the first 10 minutes and rest or read for the next 40 minutes before heading back to the job site.

On many days, I laid on the bench watching the Ants climb over one another carrying their load 10 times their size as if it was no problem. They didn't fight one another, they just did what they needed to do to get the job done.

What was the job?

I don't know for sure. I guess they were providing either food or building supplies for their nest.

Amazing isn't it? Food and Shelter. Our basic needs.

How are you doing in these areas? Are you focused or is the new car a priority? The new gaming system? The latest HDTV LCD Super Plasma 80" flat panel with Digital programing capabilities? What about your career?

Next question. Are you financing your future for today's simple pleasures? The Ant went out and got what he needed for today and for the winter months ahead. The Ant was always planning and working forward. Ants are incredible Forward thinking little beings.

What about it? 401k? IRA? Real Estate investments? Pension Plan? Life Insurance? Disability Insurance? Trust? Estate Planning? Stock Market? Business creating passive income?

All of these things should be considered if you consider yourself an Ant in Fiscal Stewardship. it's a whole lot more than just paying the bills today.