Many people judge their ability to manage their finances by how much money they actually receive from work and other sources in a month. It's easy to convince yourself that government assistance or minimum wage income or the low wage you think you make isn't enough to manage successfully or that your family situation, etc. are too much for your income to adequately cover and provide for abundant giving and future growth. However, it behooves you to have an active plan for managing income you receive no matter how much it is, otherwise financial turmoil overtake you because you fail to call things that be not as though they are and to inherit the promise through faith, obedience, and diligence in following biblical instruction.
No one, rich or poor, is excused from the biblical principle of knowing the state of his/her estate (income, expenses, assets, and liabilities) in order to manage it well and multiply it throughout his/her future. You will be richly rewarded when you prioritize your life to tithe or give in proportion to income with which you are blessed in order to spread the gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ via the Church as well as take care of family needs including saving & investing aligned with ascertaining and estimating future needs and worthwhile desires. This requires that you consistently expend on yourself and family less than your net monthly income.
Never refuse to give abundantly to fund the gospel, for you do not want to find yourself in financial turmoil because of your failure to give and manage money in a God-honoring way that also would have immensely blessed you. The LORD understands that most people, even after giving abundantly and saving & investing reasonably, will spend 50% to 70% of their net income on themselves and their immediate family. He is not upset with you for following such a pattern though as you become more intimate with Him via worship, thanksgiving, praise, and prayer your heart will grow over time to find yourself giving a higher percentage of your income and living off a lower percentage.
I have personally noted situations where the LORD moved a person to give an item to another person which that person could not afford but had need of. This has happened numerous times when no one except God knew the person's need. The LORD is not limited in His supernatural ability to provide your material needs and desires even though in the natural you or others have a perceived lack of income or seemingly hopeless financial situation. To receive the great economic / financial benefits the bible shows are available to each person, all one need do is put his/her hand to the plow to do what scripture instructs: tithe, give offerings, budget, eliminate debt, refuse to cosign, save, invest, and diversify. You will certainly experience abundance when you put faith into action, which is displayed by obedience to His commands and instruction.
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Proverbs 27:23-24, Matthew 25:14-31, Luke 14:28, 19:12-27
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