Our banking and retail industries allow most anyone to easily become burdened by debt he / she cannot afford and eventually cannot pay. You will reap terrible spiritual and natural headaches when you follow the advice of many advisors in these industries instead of managing your life and money based on biblical principles like:
• Working long-term as unto the Lord (so that promotion and pay increases can come to you at various points in life).
• Honoring the Lord via tithing and abundant giving to your local Church and other endeavors that please His heart according to the bible.
• Ensuring expenses do not exceed net pay, which is maintained by drafting and following a giving, saving, spending plan (budget).
• Ensuring the highest priority responsibilities (food, shelter, transportation, and clothing) are taken care of when you're in tough times, instead of pigging out on material things you don’t need (alcohol, illegal drugs, play station, x-box, cable, cell phones, RV's, boats, non-economical cars, etc.) even after constantly telling others you don't have money to take care of obligations that are truly important. All higher priority responsibilities can be found free of charge for at least short periods of time (via friends, churches, and social service networks with missions designed for this purpose).
You should commit to a step-by-step good stewardship process designed to eliminate financial bondage and prosper you. Such discipline will not line up with the world’s encouragement to constantly take on debt to get things you want, whether material things or the possibility of a successful entrepreneurial endeavor. Thus, you need to be resolute because some of these worldly voices will disparage you and claim you are being unrealistic by avoiding debt like it’s the plague. Most people uncommitted to achieving a debt-free lifestyle continue to experience severe financial hardships and bondage that truly could be avoided.
Please pray for this ministry and email me with any questions. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!
Deuteronomy 28:12, Proverbs 17:18, 22:7, Romans 13:8
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