I’ve been doing some reading, recently, about ways to earn a little extra cash. This is popularly known as a “side hustle.”
Google defines it this way:
A side hustle is an additional job or business that someone does outside of their regular job. It is a way to earn extra income, pursue your passions, or learn new skills. Side hustles can be anything from freelancing to starting a blog to selling handmade goods.
Google
According to Bankrate, nearly 39% of US adults have a side hustle. That’s two out of every five adults. That is an amazing number of people who are walking dogs, driving for Uber, or selling a variety of goods online.
Today, this has me thinking about something, though. How many of us treat our relationship with Jesus like a side-hustle? How many of us relegate our relationship with Jesus as part-time work, just an additional responsibility we’ve added to “regular” life?
That’s something to think about. I’m taking the time to ask the Lord, today, about this very thing. I want to pray this prayer, with a genuine heart and not mere lipservice:
Jesus, I belong to you.
I lift up my heart to you.
I set my mind on you.
I fix my eyes on you.
I offer my body as a holy and living sacrifice to you.
Jesus, We belong to you.
Praying in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, amen.
37 He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
Matthew 22:37
I’d love to hear in the comments how you make this a reality in your life. Let’s talk about it…
2 Comments
Morris Graybeal
It is sad that so many people need a side hustle just to make ends meet. We need to rethink, God has promised to meet our needs but we so often feel we need things that are not really needs at all. We just want too many extras. Thanks for sharing this lesson.
Pastor James (Author)
For those in the economic situation that requires them to have a “side hustle” just to make ends meet, it is a tough situation. You are right about that, Morris. However, that is not always the case. I have a friend who drove for Uber to help his children with college expenses. He didn’t want them to come out of school saddled with an enormous debt. I know others who have developed a side business to give them the financial ability to give more in support of missions around the world, support their local church, travel and do ministry across the country, etc. Of course, there are those whose primary motivation is materialism and want to have the “extras” to which you referred. Thanks for the comment. I appreciate the opportunity for conversation.
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