FWC FAITH AND FINANCIAL FREEDOM #2
12-14-12
~“If Money Is Not Your Servant, It Will Be Your Master”
~Matt. 6:24; “No One Can Serve Two Masters. Either He Will Hate The One And Love The Other, Or He Will Devote Himself To One And Despise The Other. You Cannot Serve Both God And Money.”
~God Doesn’t Bless Your Ignorance… He Blesses Your Knowledge, Your Understanding Your Discipline And Your Diligence.
~Romans 10:17, “So Then Faith Comes By Hearing, And Hearing By The Word Of God.
~ Financial Struggles Are Common In The Majority Of The Homes In America.~ Debt Is The Symptom Of Overspending And Under Saving.~ Debt Makes You A Slave To The Lender. ~Proverbs 22:7, “The Borrower Is Servant To The Lender.”
~ God Is The Creator Of Everything. ~ Everything Belongs To Him And He Wants To Share It With You. ~John 10:10;
~The World’s Economy Says… I Own My Stuff! ~God’s Economy Says… God Owns All Stuff… I Am Only A Steward Of God’s Belongings. ~I Chronicles 29:11-12;
~The World’s Economy Says… I Am The Master Of My Fate! ~God’s Economy Says… God Is On The Throne Of My Life.
~The World’s Economy Says… What I Do With My Money Is My Own Business! ~God’s Economy Says… Since He Owns It All… I Am Accountable To God For What I Do With His Money And His Possessions.
~So How Do You Begin? ~You Should Start With A Financial Map…
~Proverbs 21:20, “The Wise Man Saves For The Future, But The Foolish Man Spends Whatever He Gets.”?~Wisdom Gets It Right! ~Proverbs 9:10, "The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom: And The Knowledge Of The Holy Is Understanding."
~My Definition Of Wisdom Is This: “Wisdom Is The Convergence Of Knowledge And Understanding Used Skillfully Thereby Enabling A Person To Make Right Choices That Honor God.” James 1:5-8;
~It Takes Faith To Get Wisdom. James 1:7 Says, “But When He Asks, He Must Believe And Not Doubt…”
~Another Requirement For Receiving Wisdom… You Must Passionately Pursue It.
~Wisdom Can Bring Many Wonderful Things Into Your Life And One Of Them Is Money. ~Proverbs 3:13-18;
~Titus 1:2; ~Hebrews 10:23; ~Romans 10:17; ~Hebrews 11:1; ~2 Tim. 1:12;~ Hebrews 10:38;
~Trouble Is Inevitable! But Jesus Said, “Be Of Good Cheer, I Have Overcome The World.”
- Tires Go Flat, Refrigerators Go On The Fritz - The List Is Endless.
- Having No Emergency Fund Will Force You To Use Credit Cards And Debt.
- Money Magazine Says That 78% Of Us Will Have A Major Negative Event In A Given Ten-Year Period Of Time.
~The Average Person In America Is Three Weeks Away From Bankruptcy. ~Most Are Living Pay Check To Pay Check.
~Personal Saving Rates Have Declined Each Year For The Past 25 Years. From 10.8% In 1984, To -0.5% In 2010.
~Wisdom Says, “Save And Give”. ~Saving Vs. Hoarding: Gen 41:47 and 53; ~Prepare In Our Abundance And Be Blessed In Our Need.
~Proverbs 30:24-25 “…Ants Are Creatures Of Little Strength, Yet They Store Up Their Food In The Summer.”
~ Limit Your Exposure To Spending Opportunities - Advertisers Are Pros At Getting You To Want Stuff.
~1. The More Television You Watch, The More You Spend. ~2. The More You Surf The Web, The More You Spend.
~3. The More You Look At Catalogues And Magazines, The More You Spend. ~4. The More You Shop, The More You Spend.
~ Cultivate Contentment. ~Philippians 4:11-13
~How Often Do We Pray And Wait For The Lord To Provide... Before We Purchase What We Want?
~1. Meditate On God’s Word. ~2. Pray And Ask The Lord For The Needed Discipline And Persistence Needed To Reach Financial Freedom. ~3. Focus On Your Destination And Go For It! …Remember… Ten Seconds Using My Credit Card, Will Cost Me Ten Months To Pay It Off. ~4. Make The Choice And Say, “If I Don’t Need It, I Won’t Buy It.”
~You Must Develop A Plan. ~A Spending Plan Is Simply Planning Ahead For How You Will Spend Your Money.
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