This program will help you undo financial bondage.
If all God wanted was for you to have everything that appeals to your natural mind (big houses, fine cars, expensive clothes, and fine jewelry) no matter what the cost, then you'd be on the right road by spending all your net income and using credit to get such things and more of them all the time. However, the bible reveals that we should seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (the life that is according to His standards) and every thing we need for life, godliness, and ministry will be given to us. This includes provision for the ministry of cultivating family, friend, church, business, employment, and financial relationships, etc. in a manner that glorifies God.
Christians should not seek after blessings directly, rather we must know that our loving Father will bestow them on us as we seek to do His will and follow the directions He gives us: in His Word (logos) and by His Spirit speaking directly what He wants us to do (rhema). When wealth is provided by Him and brought about by using the deeper relationship with Christ process spoken throughout scripture, there will be no sorrow added. Many unbelievers experience the opposite because they go about amassing riches without following God’s lifestyle and financial standards. Many look good on the outside having plenty of stuff their flesh (carnal soulish nature) craves for, but they are full of decay and destruction internally and eternally, not able to maintain marriages and moral behavior in a way that truly serve them, spouses, children, and other people.
Unsaved people try to obtain the best by avoiding relationship with Jesus Christ and trying to do everything on their own to get such things including constantly taking out more loans to get it and looking at most situations from a “what can I get out of it” perspective. The pressure of this lifestyle brings sorrow, anxiety, and fear. But, it is not so for those whose relationship and pursuit is found in Jesus Christ because the bible declares that the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. The person in pursuit of Christ thinks “what does the Father want me to do” and “how can I use this resource to bring the glorious light of the gospel into more people’s lives.”
Unfortunately, through misinformation and self-serving interpretations of bible passages many saved people use the world system to try and be blessed. They usually wind up with sorrows instead, at least while on earth. Hopefully, saved and unsaved alike will recognize that they should first seek relationship with God and His guidance in every area of life including their finances. His scriptures identify a financial plan (principles that help you manage money in a way that is pleasing to Him and truly helpful to others). He wants you to know that you’ll be a slave to satan and selfish thinking when you follow any other plan.
He created you to support ministry with a great portion of your money. Your management of money should be mission driven based on the fact that you, like God, don't want anyone to perish but all to repent for their sins, accept Christ as Lord, inherit eternal life, and be truly fruitful while on earth. Financially speaking fruitfulness can only happen when you read scripture and pray daily, fellowship weekly with a local church and other believers, work when able-bodied, consistently tithe and give offerings, live on less than your net income, eliminate debt on depreciating assets, refuse to employ loans to obtain depreciating assets in the future, forsake co-signing for other people, establish suitable savings for emergencies and unusual expenses, invest in assets that show a history of appreciation (real estate, stocks, bonds, etc.), trust God to provide things you need through your income or the goodwill of other people, and employ deferred gratification until you’re able to buy with cash things you desire. This pattern fits the Great Co-mission and allows godly wealth accumulation to be the order of your life.
Please pray for this ministry and email any questions. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!!!
Deuteronomy 8:18-20, Psalms 2:8, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 26:15-18, 2Timothy 1:7-8
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