*DAILY DEW 23/SEPTEMBER/2024* *BUILD WITH AUTHENTICITY* _Key Bible Text:_ *"He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread."* Proverbs 12:9 (KJV) _Bible Insight_ Proverbs 12:9 (GNB) It is better to be an ordinary person working for a living than to play the part of someone great but go hungry. Proverbs 12:9 (Amplified) Better is he who is lightly esteemed but works for his own support than he who assumes honor for himself and lacks bread. Proverbs 12:9 (CEV) It's better to be ordinary and have only one servant than to think you are somebody and starve to death. KJV used the word "despised" but some other translations used the word "ordinary". The idea is that you can have just one servant and still be ordinary or despised. But another can package themselves to be great, have a lot more servants but actually go hungry or unable to pay them. The wisdom here is one of balance and modesty. Build your life aunthenically. Enter into that relationship "declaring your assets" or make full disclosure at the right time. Don't pretend to be big, and claim to own an oil company when you are actually a dealer of groundnut oil. Do a small wedding and have a peaceful start at your marital life. Don't feed the nation and live the early days, weeks or months of your married life under the pressure of debts from avoidable wedding expenses. Build your business with authenticity. Don't ever let packaging become synonyms with pretence and lying. Strive to maintain a lean team/budget and overhead cost and don't run a loss all in the name of appearing large. _MEDITATION:_ *"Be despised for starting small rather than become indebted to loan apps and run into avoidablr pressure."* *#DavidJoshuaEgbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_SEPTEMBER,2024* ❤ *FB Link* https://www.facebook.com/david.joshua.7923?mibextid=ZbWKwL *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...