<--back to Money Matters Main The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel. - Proverbs 12:15 We need to be very careful that we do not ever try to go through life and making important decisions alone. God wants us seek HIM first and His Word. However, He also wants us to seek out godly counsel in all areas...including money matters. Wisdom comes when we seek good counsel. We will accomplish more and have less frustrations when we seek for and ask those who know more about money, budgets, and investing. Who should we Counsel With? Obviously God first! And then..... There are several options, depending on your circumstances and the issue you need assistance with. your husband, of course parents - they know you better than anyone close friends pastor or leader someone who knows about money matters On the flip side, you should AVOID counsel from worldly people, those who have no … [Read more...]

<--back to Money Matters Main Everything Belongs to God. NOTHING is mine! The silver is Mine and the gold is Mine, says the Lord of hosts. - Haggai 2:8 The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; - Psalm 24:1 (NIV) Once we grasp this fact, we will have the ability to learn God's principles of money and we can learn to be content with whatever He chooses to bless us with. Money possessions and the pursuit...love...want of them greatly impacts our fellowship and relationship with the Lord. How? If our focus is money and "stuff," our closeness with the Lord will be hindered. We will focus on what we do not have, what we want to have, and what WE think WE SHOULD have. We will become jealous, envious, and covetous...all which are sinful. On the flip side; If we focus on the Lord. Trusting Him. Obeying Him. Then and only then will contentment come and with it peace and right relationship. I mean … [Read more...]

<--back to Money Matters Main You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another. - Leviticus 19:11 OK, I want to make sure you are reading this honesty lesson with your eyes open...we have ALL lied or dealt falsely at SOME point in our lives. So, do not think you are "above" this. We are ALL capable of doing stupid stuff. We all have a flesh! :) Honesty is hard. Temptation can be very difficult to overcome. However, every time that we CHOOSE to do what we KNOW God wants us to do it gets a little easier. However, it is never completely easy! Let me share something recent from my own life... Currently, my family is going through an extremely difficult time financially. We are not even making our rent on time. It is very stressful, as I am sure you can imagine. I am also a web designer. It helps us financially. However, business has been VERY slow over the past few months... I had a lady that wanted me to make one of my … [Read more...]