When Christians ask my advice about starting a business, they often say they want to do it part time, so they can spend most of their time doing other stuff, which is what they really want to do. They see business as a vehicle to fund their true desire....
... as for people who see business as a way to fund a different passion, I say, don't waste your life on something that is not your passion. Passion is God's voice in your heart, speaking to you about your calling. Psalm 37:4 says if we "delight ourselves in the Lord" that He will "give us the desires of our heart." He will literally fill our hearts with His desires for us. It is best to pursue our true passion and look for God's provision in it. To pursue our passion is to serve God, who is the author of our passion. To do otherwise is to serve money.
He's specifically talking to entrepreneurs about their motivation for starting a business, but I think it applies to all of us. It's easy to let our worry about money keep us from pursuing the area of passion that God has put inside our hearts. God is faithful - if He's given us a passion and called us to do something, can't He provide for our needs so that we can totally pursue that calling?
Our time on this earth is so short - why should we waste it on something we're not passionate about?
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