This chapter contains much common sense. Some investments take a long time to yield a return, but we need to invest in long term ventures. This does not just apply in financial terms, but in all things. In a marriage, our children, or a church, the investment is long term.
Also we need to diversify investments. Now this does not mean having many wives! But in some things we do not know which one will succeed, and we do not know what will go wrong. So to try a range of options is wise.
We can always find an excuse for not doing something. You can always see some possible threat on the horizon, something that might go wrong. And yes, it might well go wrong, but if we do nothing we are guaranteed to gain nothing. So we need to be prepared to take a risk.
Nor do we know all of the Lord's ways. He tells us some things, but does not tell us everything. So we should just get on with things.
Life will bring both good and bad, light days and dark days.
We should not spend our days in anxiety, it will achieve nothing.
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