Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need. -Ephesians 4:28 NKJV (c) 1982 Thomas Nelson Publishers
One of things I like about this verse of Scripture is that working should not be just to provide for a person's own needs, or even just for the needs of his family. Those who are able to work should seek to earn enough so they can give to those who have a need and are not able to meet that need on their own.
When I was six I became disabled due to polio. The disability is such that I could sit back and figure there was nothing I could do to earn any money. As I get older that day may come, but until then I want to do what I can to earn some extra money.
What am I able to do? Well, I sell things through catalogs and websites. Those sales earn commissions. With those commissions I can buy groceries, treat my wife to a date from time to time, and give to those who have needs.
With catalog and website sales, I generally just try to encourage people to look at them and then I wait for them to place orders.
But I'm a guy who doesn't like to just sit still (ask my wife) and just wait. So I look for other things to earn a bit of money.
Going back to the Scripture verse it doesn't say "let him labor if he finds something that pays really well" It doesn't say "let him labor if he finds something he really loves doing." The verse simply says "let him labor, working with his hands something good."
There's nothing wrong working at something that pays well or that we love doing. But if neither of those is available then I'm going to settle for something that is simply good.
That's why I visit Paid to Click ad sites to earn small payments for viewing ads. The pennies add up to dollars.
That's also why I click on other ads just to earn credits to show my own ads. Sometimes when looking at ads I come across something worth trying out.
Today I discovered Associated Content, a website with content for other websites on a wide variety of subjects.
Associated Content pays writers at least $2 per article if they accept it, and then $1.50 per 1,000 times the article is viewed.
I'm going to give article writing a try. Maybe you'd like to try yourself. There are lots of tutorials in their help section.
