Be content. Choose delayed gratification instead of instant gratification. Do not buy that bigger house, more expensive car, new furniture, new jewelry, etc. until you have reached the priority goal of being a faithful tithing member of a local church and have become totally debt-free. Stuff to buy, places to vacation, ministries to give to will still be there at prices you can afford to pay after you reach your goal.
Show self-control. This is fruit of the Spirit shows that you walk in the Spirit and not according to the flesh (carnal nature). Pleasing God is the ultimate goal and can only be displayed by living according to His commands and guidance. You must learn to be obedient to biblical principles in order to control your fleshly appetite and put the focus back on fulfilling His purpose for your life. This will help produce wealth and increase giving in a way that is pleasing to the LORD Jesus Christ. The wide path that the world is following, spending with reckless abandon on many things that have no eternal value, would otherwise compromise and possibly derail your relationship with Him.
Be willing to sacrifice. Delaying gratification results in great benefits accruing to you in the long-run because it replaces short-term pleasure for long-term financial soundness and helps keep you out of financial trouble. Being willing to sacrifice is shown by being more interested in tithing and giving to evangelistic, disciple-making, and good works aimed at gospel purposes than you are interested in hoarding things of comfort, glamour, and prestige for yourself. Take up your cross and follow Him, for those who love the world and the things of the world are at enmity with the LORD.
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Luke 3:14, Philippians 4:11, 1Timothy 6:8, Romans 12:1, Philippians 4:18, Hebrews 11:4, Proverbs 25:28, 1Corinthians 7:5, 9:25, Galatians 5:22-23
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