Session 1: Who Do You Think You Are?

 
 

We don’t want to waste your time, so let’s get right to it … Who do you think you are?

Did you just shift a little in your chair? Does this question hit hard knowing how much influence market performance has on our day?

As investors who push to see the graph move up and to the right, exploring our true identity can be difficult. It makes us look in the mirror and see what’s under our success and failures. We may not like what we find, but what we find is that God uses our brokenness to make us stronger.

 

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Pastor Tim Keller teaches how we keep God at the center of it all. Search for answers to these 3 questions:

  1. Is it right that we feel better about ourselves based on our investment performance for the day? Do your friends, family, and loved ones know how a portfolio is performing based on how you walk in the door?

  2. Are there times that you feel that if you don't get great investment results that it will mean less money for needed work in the Kingdom of God? How does that hit you?

  3. In what ways does your performance as an investor get confused with your identity as a beloved child of God?

3 Ideas to Explore the Mark Further

There’s no limit to the ways you can explore the Marks of a Faith Driven Investor. What we provide below are five ideas we think might lead each one of us to an even greater understanding of our identity in Christ.

  1. Consider: During today’s video session, Henry challenged you to determine what the impact of your investments will be. Not merely the rate of return but what is the kingdom impact the capital you steward will have on earth. Are you ready? What’s holding you back? How can you ensure your identity in Christ anchors you more than the performance of your investments?

  2. Act Differently: Reflect on your identity in Christ through our Bible devotionals on the YouVersion Bible App and dive into these principles further in the Faith Driven Investing book.

  3. Learn From Others: Visit faithdriveninvestor.org to learn more or join the conversation by listening to our weekly Faith Driven Investor Podcast.

 
 
Anna Kwee