God designed this world so that everyone needs some type of money for resource like shelter, transportation, food, clothing, medicine, etc. Most everyone will have an emergency that will require resources they don’t have to resolve the problem or better the situation, such as severe illness, unemployment, criminal or civil prosecution, homelessness, hunger, addiction, terrorist attacks, etc. Yet, many people make emergency situations worse because they fail to do all they can to provide for themselves and their families to stave off bad situations or take care of them when they inevitably arrive. This sometimes leads to other people being unwilling to extend themselves to help as much as they could because they have seen the mismanagement and may believe they would be turning their God-given wealth into poorly spent money as you may seem unlikely to change your undisciplined habits after receiving help.
Some people mismanage money God entrusts to them by having the default plan “spend, spend, spend” instead of the godly short, medium, and long term plan “give, save, spend” that is based on biblical principles for money management and wealth building. Other people fail to work diligently and regularly and live every moment spontaneously on their whims, which they often describe as the leading of the Holy Spirit. However, He leads people only in accordance with scriptural principles that show God intended able-bodied people to work and says those that do not work will also not eat (at least not very good on the dimes God entrusts to other people) and may need to experience dis-fellowship by the body of believers until they are willing to regain the mind of Christ about diligence, regularity, and discipline in work and good works.
Working irregularly when able-bodied or mismanaging your income will exacerbate and create emergencies in your life, disable you from being able to take care of problems for yourself, and lessen your ability to be as great a help as you could be to other people in need of help. Spending all you make on desires and taking out loans to get even more, before establishing a six-month emergency fund and investing at least ten percent of your income each pay period to build wealth to cover future needs and desires, negates your ability to budget, eliminate debt, save, invest, and regularly give at a maximum level. All of these tools help put you in the wealthy place that God desires for you.
In addition, properly managing your money is a great witness to everyone. It shows your allegiance to Christ and is necessary to completely fulfill your God-given purpose and have a truly meaningful and prosperous life. Many people will desire to follow Him because they come into contact with His love through money and resources you provide personally and corporately via church ministry. This provides many great opportunities for you to help people while sharing the gospel with them.
Please pray for this ministry and email any questions. May God bless you richly as you follow His plan!
Genesis 41:36-40, Psalms 68:5-11, Acts 4:32-36, Philippians 4:10-20
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