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Friday, 20 June 2008 23:53 |
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Bill Barnhart explained in the "Market Report" the difference between investors and traders in the stock market. A trader is a 'wheeler dealer' pursuing a short-term profit. They may have no confidence what-so-ever in the companies in which they buy stock but they buy, smelling an immediate payoff. By contrast, investors are in for the long haul. They usually investigate the stocks they commit their money to believing that over a period of years and even decades they will pay strong dividends. In the kingdom of God there are also investors and traders. They come to Christ with very different goals. Traders in the kingdom want God to improve their lot in life in this world. Too often if following Christ means pain or hardship (carrying their cross), they sell out. But investors in the kingdom stay true to Christ (deny self) no matter what happens in their life, knowing that eternal dividends await them.
Which are you? Trader or Investor? Please think about it!
Hugh
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