What Should People Do If They Do Not Get Paid Enough At Their Job?
Answer: The first thing these people should do is ask God to provide for them. Then they can ask the boss for overtime, do some extra part-time work, or look for another job that pays better.
But it’s important to realize that many people think they do not get paid enough when they really do. Every month, their bills seem to grow, and they don’t know how they can pay everyone.
The real problem is that they spend too much. Even people who make a lot of money can have this problem. They need to budget their money and control their spending better.
Some people don’t make very much but still manage to pay all their bills. They have learned to budget their money and control their spending so they never spend more than they earn.
No matter how much you get paid, a lot depends on what you do with your money. You can often have enough if you budget your money and spend less than you earn.
Key verse: Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! (Proverbs 14:23)
Related verses: Proverbs 6:6-11; Amos 4:1-3; Ephesians 6:7-8; Philippians 4:19; Colossians 3:23-24; 1 Timothy 5:8
Related question: If you got a job and you knew they weren’t paying you enough, what should you do?
Note to parents: Live within your means and help your children do the same. It’s the same principle with $5 as it is with $5,000.
Why Do Athletes Get Paid So Much Money To Do Something That’s Fun?
Answer: In this country, people enjoy professional sports so much that basketball, football, baseball, hockey, golf, and other sports have become big businesses.
Millions of people pay a lot of money for tickets to the games. Television networks pay millions of dollars for the right to show games. Sports fans spend countless dollars on shirts, caps, and other things. So sports stars ask for big salaries, and they usually get them.
But it’s not all fun. To be excellent in a sport takes years of hard work and training. Many professional athletes suffer many cuts, bruises, and broken bones.
It doesn’t seem right that athletes get paid so much for playing a game, especially when teachers and ministers do more important work and get paid much less. But life isn’t always fair. Often the world has things backward.
Key Verse: I have observed something else in this world of ours. The fastest runner doesn’t always win the race, and the strongest warrior doesn’t always win the battle.
The wise are often poor, and the skillful are not necessarily wealthy. And those who are educated don’t always lead successful lives. It is all decided by chance, by being at the right place at the right time. (Ecclesiastes 9:11)
Related verses: Exodus 20:17; Proverbs 22:29; Ecclesiastes 8:14; Luke 12:15
Related question: Is it fair that some people work hard and barely make it while others do almost nothing and live like kings?
Note to parents: Point out to your child that athletes got where they are by working hard. They practiced day after day for years before they became professionals, and they keep on practicing. They practice whether or not they feel like it.
How Will I Know What I Want To Do When I Grow Up?
Answer: It is good to think about what you want to do when you grow up. God has made you good at doing certain things. He has given you talents, interests, and abilities.
As you get older, you will learn more and more about your abilities. Your parents and other people who know you well will help you uncover and develop your talents.
But don’t wait for them to tell you what to do. Whenever you get interested in something or do well in something, keep working at it. Find out more about it. Ask questions about it.
Read books about it. Take an extra class. Ask God to guide you and keep learning.
God has a plan for your life. He created you and loves you. He knows exactly what you will be best at and enjoy most and where you fit in his plan. Keep asking God to direct you, and he will do it.
Key verse: If you need wisdom-if you want to know what God wants you to do-ask him, and he will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. (James 1:5)
Related verses: Psalm 139:16; Proverbs 3:5-6; Jeremiah 29:11; Ephesians 2:10
Related question: How will you know what job is right for you?
Note to parents: Avoid telling kids that they should pursue a certain career for the money or because of some ambition of your own. Children need to seek God and pursue his plan for their lives even if it does not follow in a parent’s footsteps or make up for a parent’s lost opportunity.