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Dr. Charles Lam has since 1971 received training in West Germany (telecom) and university education in U.K. (management) and acquired working experiences in Hong Kong and Canada, in a utility company, Hong Kong Government, a multinational organization and a SME. In his career path, he has acquired qualifications from UK institutions including DBA (1990), MBA (1980) and Chartered Engineer (1978). Since 1986, he has left pure engineering to teaching various subjects of business management in Hong Kong for famous universities of Hong Kong, England and United States. He also has served the society as a member of an advisory committee of the Hong Kong Government for eight years, and as the Hon. Chairman of its Consumer Education Group. Later, he set up his own company to offer services as a consultant, writer and speaker. In his 'Second Half Time', he has been working passionately on integrating Christian values with management knowledge, in the marketplace/workplace ministry, serving hospitals, churches and organizations, as a speaker, consultant, life coach, and the leader of a REST Group based on a life story approach. Charles is currently living with his wife in Canada.

Monday, January 22, 2018

系統思維 : 連結財富管理與生涯管理 (part 3/3)

運用財富

為何做作為辛勞工作的回報, 信徒消費來享受生命, 如旅遊, 試美食, 改善自己和家人的生活, 都是合理的, 也是愛的表現. 但如果是由炫耀, 誘惑, 自私等推動, 便不是 好行為. 甘心樂意 (林後 9 : 7) 的捐錢、奉獻和幫助鄰舍 (路 10 : 29-37) 都是美好的, 但如果行為有不良動機, 不做還比做更好!

做什麼—運用金錢主要是為日常生活消費或投資. 不過一些資金的動用, 例如為突發事情, 是未必屬於這兩類.

怎樣做—聖經教我們只求生活所需 (太6 : 11), 不是滿足我們的慾望. 所以, 奢華的生活方式,「先使未來錢」是不對的. 有計劃地 (包括延遲) 或隨意地使用金錢, 可以表現出一個人的智慧和節制. 投資在人, 雖然未必可以看到或量度得到回報, 乃是最皆的選擇!

結語

管理財富雖然是重要, 但我認為財富 (wealth) 只是財寶 (treasure) 的一部份. 除了錢財, 財寶包括生命資產 (life assets), 如恩賜、信心、知識、經驗等. 相信 神看重我們管理這些財寶多於管理財富. 生涯管理就是財寶管理, 可以連結短綫、長綫的目標和可量度、不可量度的回報, 使我們活出豐盛的生命. 因此, 我相信管理好在世的財寶會積儹財寶在天 (太 6 : 20).

雖然很多人時常說 : 「在那天, 你不能帶走什麽」, 但他們的行為往往不配合這思想. 願 神察驗和指引我們每天「賺財管理」, 「儲蓄管理」和 「運財管理」的思想和行為, 使我們活出豐盛的生命, 成為 神又良善又忠心的僕人 (太25 : 23).

(登載在《今日華人教會》2007年12月"基督徒與財務")

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