Discovering God’s Answers for Financial Stability In Unstable Times
Live a Life of T.H.A.N.K.S.G.I.V.I.N.G. (Part #1 of 2)
By Pastor Brian Kluth bk@kluth.org
1 – Transfer Ownership back to God
Col 1:16-17 By him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth…all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
1 Chron 29:11-12 Everything in heaven and earth is yours…you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you.
2 – Humbly adjust your lifestyle to live below your means
Prov 21:20TLB The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
Deut 25:13-15TLB In all your transactions you must use accurate scales and honest measurements, so that you will have a long, good life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
3 – Avoid or eliminate growing indebtedness & surety
Prov 22:7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender's slave.
Deut 28:15,43,44 If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God…The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker. They will lend money to you, not you to them.
Ezek 28:17-18TLB Your heart was filled with pride…you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor…You defiled your holiness with lust for gain; therefore, I brought forth fire from your own actions and let it burn you.
Prov 22:26-27 Do not co-sign another person's note or put up a guarantee for someone else's loan. If you can't pay it, even your bed will be snatched from under you. (Note: If you are a co-signer for someone, see Prov 6:1-3)
4 – Navigate away from financial temptations
Ps 119:36-37 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things.
Gen 3:6-7 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye…she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Titus 2:12 We are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with self-control, right conduct, and devotion to God.
Rom 13:14 Let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don't think of ways to indulge your evil desires.
5 –Know your financial status and goals
Proverbs 27:23-24TLB Riches can disappear fast. And the king's crown doesn't stay in his family forever--so watch your business interests closely. Know the state of your flocks and your herds.
Proverbs 21:5TEV Plan carefully and you will have plenty; if you act too quickly, you will never have enough.
6 – Share with people in need
Proverbs 22:9 Be generous and share your food with the poor. You will be blessed for it.
James 1:27 TLB The Christian who is pure and without fault, from God the Father's point of view, is the one who takes care of orphans and widows, and who remains true to the Lord-not soiled and dirtied by his contacts with the world.
2 Cor. 9:9 Godly people give generously to the poor. Their good deeds will never be forgotten."
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