--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The only investment I ever made which has…" description: "\"The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.\" — James L. Kraft" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/james-l-kraft-99040_biblical-stewardship_the-only-investment-i-ever-made-which-ha_893918.png" --- # The only investment I ever made which has paid… ![“The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.” quote by James L. Kraft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/james-l-kraft-99040_biblical-stewardship_the-only-investment-i-ever-made-which-ha_893918.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/james-l-kraft-99040_biblical-stewardship_the-only-investment-i-ever-made-which-ha_893918.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/james-l-kraft-99040_biblical-stewardship_the-only-investment-i-ever-made-which-ha_893918.png) > “The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.” James L. Kraft ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Giving generously to God yields spiritual dividends that grow over time. **In simple terms:** Generosity to God brings lasting rewards. Key Takeaway Give selflessly for lasting growth. Themes faith generosity spiritual wealth Mood hopeful reflective Type Biblical stewardship:1 Consistently:1 Dividends:1 Entrepreneur:1 Generosity:1 Given:1 Giving:1 God:1 Increase:1 Investing:1 Investment:1 Lord:1 Made:1 Money:1 Paid:1 Stewards:1 Stewardship:1 Money Given:1 Dividends Money:1 Investment Paid:1 Increasing Dividends:1 When to use this quote - church giving - charitable foundations - personal budgeting Key Concepts theology economics personal development Questions to Reflect On - What does “investment” mean spiritually? - How do you measure spiritual dividends? 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Sometimes it's the people around them; the people who are looking after them - the money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-giggs/it-s-not-just-the-players-it-s-the-culture-sometimes-it-s-the-people/) [Ryan Giggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-giggs/) > [You have given us something more than money, you have given us a lot of your sons, your children that were killed beside our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ibrahim-al-jaafari/you-have-given-us-something-more-than-money-you-have-given-us-a-lot/) Ibrahim al-Jaafari > [The State should have made sure the money given to the NGOs was used according to a global plan for Haiti; not doing whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-martelly/the-state-should-have-made-sure-the-money-given-to-the-ngos-was-used/) [Michel Martelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-martelly/) ## More by James L. Kraft > [When I have a problem I pray about it, and what comes to mind and stays there I assume to be my answer. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-l-kraft/when-i-have-a-problem-i-pray-about-it-and-what-comes-to-mind-and/) James L. Kraft Explore all 2 James L. Kraft quotes ## More Biblical stewardship quotes > [Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-halverson/jesus-christ-said-more-about-money-than-about-any-other-single-thing/) [Richard Halverson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-halverson/) > [Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/give-what-you-have-to-some-one-it-may-be-better-than-you-dare-to-think/) [Henry Wadsworth Longfellow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-wadsworth-longfellow/) > [We are not cistern made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-graham/we-are-not-cistern-made-for-hoarding-we-are-channels-made-for-sharing/) [Billy Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-graham/) > [Give God what's right, not what's left!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/give-god-what-s-right-not-what-s-left/) [Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/) > [Give naught, get same. 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Tithing to the church and spending the rest on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-piper/my-take-on-tithing-in-america-is-that-it-s-a-middle-class-way-of/) [John Piper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-piper/) > [We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-stott/we-can-all-be-stimulated-to-greater-generosity-by-the-known/) [John Stott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-stott/) > [Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/dearest-lord-teach-me-to-be-generous-teach-me-to-serve-you-as-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Even if I give the whole of my worth to Him, He will find a way to give back to me much more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/even-if-i-give-the-whole-of-my-worth-to-him-he-will-find-a-way-to/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) > [Examples are few of men ruined by giving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-nestell-bovee/examples-are-few-of-men-ruined-by-giving/) [Christian Nestell Bovee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-nestell-bovee/) > [Do not give, as many rich men do, like a hen that lays her eggs ...and then cackles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-ward-beecher/do-not-give-as-many-rich-men-do-like-a-hen-that-lays-her-eggs-and/) [Henry Ward Beecher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-ward-beecher/) > [I am convinced that the devil has caused the subject of giving to stir up resistance and resentment among God's people because he knows…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-f-olford/i-am-convinced-that-the-devil-has-caused-the-subject-of-giving-to/) Stephen F Olford [Browse all 20 Biblical stewardship quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biblical-stewardship/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James L. 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