MoneyWalk 21 Financial Obedience

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

Being obedient to God is of utmost importance when managing your money. If you do not consistently use biblical money management principles, you'll never reap benefits God wants you to have. He wants you to prosper, however true and lasting prosperity is had only when you consistently manage your life and resources according to biblical standards so you can sow time, talent, and money into spreading the gospel to other people and making them into disciples.

He wants to bless you immensely, rebuke the devourer, and stop satanic forces from causing spiritual and financial hardships. This comes only when you consistently work as unto the Lord, give abundantly, and serve others. Obedience is a necessary extension of faith that enables you to grow in stature with God and man. It develops in you New Testament saving and sanctifying faith instead of empty words with no godly action behind them.

Faith without obedience (corresponding good works) is dead when it doesn’t move you closer to the will of God in Christ and serve as an example for others to do the same. When you don't obey Christ by allowing biblical principles to guide your life, you become a servant to Satan, sin, and those you borrow from. Your life, purpose, and worth will be on a path of destruction that will hinder your ability to live godly, properly serve others, and prosper on earth. When left unchanged, this will lead to destruction of your relationship with Jesus Christ and forfeiture of the eternal life He wants for you.

Financial Obedience is faith-based and leads you on the road to financial prosperity and pursuit and fulfillment of the plan the LORD has for you. It leads to you employing a monthly budget that takes into account the proper priorities of giving first, saving next, and spending third. In addition, it leads to establishment of a suitable emergency fund, debt freedom, saving, investing, and diversifying assets. It helps you get the wealth He designed for your life and helps you use it in the way He intends. In this you will be blessed to be a blessing to many others.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Deuteronomy 11:27, 1Samuel 15:22, Matthew 28:20, Acts 5:29

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MoneyWalk 20 Walking By Faith

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

Our triune God (the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and Holy Spirit) is infallible and unable to make mistakes. He's all-powerful and all-knowing and has the ability to make sure that what's translated for you in the bible is complete and whole. He guides born again believers that listen to Him in every area of life and every situation that arises by commanding them to keep specific laws in some areas and giving them principles with boundaries to use in managing other areas. In fact, He lives in us to direct us to His perfect will.

Search the bible and you will see that God identified Himself in these ways throughout scripture. If you're un-saved, your true need is not to be successful in this world to receive the accolades of men nor to simply have free time to do everything you think is pleasurable to you. Your true need is to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD so:

1. Eternal life with God almighty is yours.

2. Your mind is renewed to pursue your true purpose on earth where your gifts, talents, and skills are meshed and entwined through your vocation(s) with evangelism and discipleship of others. This is the only way that you can mature in God’s will and it happens while you seek to lead other people to Him and be a catalyst for their growth.

3. Eternal blessings, which result from your willingness to labor for His will to be done in earth, can be deposited in your heavenly bank account to await your arrival in the new heavens and new earth.

Then, you need to allow your faith to rise to believe the real truth that God is everything He said He is in the bible: the way, the truth, the life, the rewarder of those who diligently seek Him, and the Almighty Judge of Heaven and Earth who will one day judge the living and the dead.

In addition to the fundamental practices of the Christian faith like regularly fellowshipping with other believers, daily bible study, praying and worshipping the LORD daily, it takes ever increasing faith to follow biblical instruction in areas such as: (a) Envisioning His plan for your life; (b) planning to aim at that future; (c) working to earn a living and build wealth; (d) budgeting so you don’t overspend your income; (e) eliminating debt and staying out of it in the future; (f) refusing to cosign; (g) saving; (h) investing; (i) diversifying assets; and (j) teaching your children to follow these practices.

In fact, it takes faith being built upon day in and day out, year in and year out to overcome all the unbiblical advice you’ll receive to do the opposite and to overcome your human nature which desires to handle finances and life in the same manner as the Joneses. Walk by faith and not by sight, in the Spirit, and not in the flesh and as you grow in Christ-likeness you’ll reap the best possible lifestyle and financial position.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Habakkuk 2:4, Matthew 9:22, Luke 17:5-6, Romans 4:19-22, Hebrews 11:6

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MoneyWalk 19 The Richness Of Contentment

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Many people’s finances are messed up because they try to match other peoples' lifestyles. They're disenchanted with what they have because other people appear to have more than they do. When they're unable to achieve a greater status, they see themselves as failures. When they do obtain earthly riches or fame they're still unhappy because the God-given purpose for their lives isn't fulfilled. Some regret the occupational or living situation they've put themselves and their families in by seeking success the world’s way. Many continue in a downward financial spiral until they understand the LORD has a better path for them.

Stop measuring yourself by other people’s lifestyles and ideals of success. Without godly contentment operating in your life you cannot be on the path and fulfill the LORD’s purpose for you, which is the only lifestyle and accomplishment that is truly successful. When your eyes and ears are on men, what they have, what they think, and wanting to be like them, you cannot truly thank the LORD for where you are and what you have and you will not make the most of it because you've positioned your heart and mind in a way that will not listen to His direction.

The plan He has for your life and the things He wants to bless you with may not be the same as other peoples' blessings, yet the life you live and the path that you follow based on His purpose for you will ultimately be more fulfilling. God is pleased when you follow His instruction.

Always remember that life in your human body is like vapor: here today, gone tomorrow. In the scheme of eternity, it’s like a needle in a haystack; such a short time that it’s almost non-existent compared to eternity. It passes quickly and sometimes abruptly. So, ensure you’re intimate with the LORD to hear Him say, “Well done good and faithful servant. Now, enter into my eternal joy!”

This can only be had via a salvific relationship with Jesus Christ, which produces the richness of contentment in lifestyle, relationships, and finances. His contentment does not lead you to be a couch potato who believes nothing and fails to work. Rather, it causes you to seek His will concerning what to believe and work toward. Then, it is obedient in following Him and waiting patiently for the fruit to grow and ripen, even though at times it does not appear to the natural eye that much is produced and sometimes others ridicule you and you may suffer a while. A contented person never seeks ungodly or ill-gotten gain, rather he/she waits for God’s law of reciprocity to bring forth a great harvest. Then, he/she manages everything the LORD provides to continue magnifying Him by sharing the gospel with the world and making disciples of other people.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Ecclesiastes 1:8, Luke 3:14, Philippians 4:11-13, 1Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5-6

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MoneyWalk 18 Be Content

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

To grow spiritually, you must be content with the financial situation God placed you in. This doesn't mean you lack ambition to do more than you're now doing, rather it recognizes (A) your appreciation for the present blessings God has given you, (B) that you consider more intimate fellowship with Him to be the success you seek, and (C) that you step-by-step wait on Him to open doors that lead you to the fulfillment of your purpose and calling in Christ.

Understand, what you consider to be the path leading to success may not be the path the LORD wants you to choose. Blessing & reward on His path, far exceed what you would get from the path you would otherwise choose. You must learn to hear His direction and options for your life. These can be heard only through prayer, reading the word, living by the word, and fellowshipping with the saints.

These disciplines should motivate you to use the following biblical financial principles to manage your current and future income:

1. Working regularly and diligently. During periods of unemployment this means volunteering your time to worthy causes when you’re not beating the street looking for work.

2. Diligently budgeting prior to and through each month to ensure your expenses are less than your disposable income. This means trusting God to provide what you need (through other people, etc.) when you don’t have money to pay for it.

3. Tithing each pay period.

4. Building an emergency reserve account of at least $1,000.

5. Using excess disposable income to pay off current debt.

6. Refusing to continue using credit / debt to finance desires.

7. Building an emergency reserve account of at least $10,000 after all non-mortgage debts are paid off.

8. Invest at least 10% of your gross income in mutual funds, stocks, bonds, etc. via a combination of Roth IRA, 401k, and brokerage investment accounts.

When you delight yourself in Him by loving Him enough to do what He instructed, you'll receive the desires of your heart because the closer you get to God the more His desires for you and mankind permeate your life and become your desires. You'll then have contentment by giving and building wealth from your present income source and will eventually be promoted to a greater position of income and assets (which may include entrepreneurial endeavors) from which to serve the LORD and other people.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Luke 3:14, Philippians 4:11-13, 1Timothy 6:6-10, Hebrews 13:5-6

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MoneyWalk 17 Should You Do It Yourself?

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Throughout your life, you'll be faced with situations where you'll have to determine whether it's cheaper to do a job yourself or hire someone else to do it. You've seen sitcoms in which a husband that has no carpentry skill keeps trying to perform repair jobs and his lack of ability costs the family more money and time than if he had immediately hired a competent professional to do the work.

This often happens in real life because it takes each person a bit of time and experience to understand how God specifically gifted him / her for a specific type of work in a way that allows him / her to perform quality work. Some people are simply not gifted to be great carpenters. Yet, this doesn’t stop most of us from trying to fix things we don't have the ability to fix because on the front end it seems much cheaper to do the job ourselves and it’s usually by trial and error that we begin to understand what we are truly gifted to do and able to become skilled at.

The first few times no one should blame you for trying to do work yourself. It's natural to press the boundaries of your ability to try and learn a new skill when the opportunity presents itself. Also, it is good stewardship to look for less costly ways to obtain goods and services, so you are not the foolish person who quickly spends all money received. This allows you to provide for your family’s needs and save and invest a portion of income the LORD entrusts to you. However, once historical evidence shows you're unable to provide quality workmanship necessary to adequately maintain your home and other areas of your life or that ‘doing it yourself’ winds up being more costly in the end, you should search for someone with a proven track record of providing quality services at the lowest possible price.

When a major job needs to be done, ask the question, “Should I do it myself?” Your answer should be a resounding “NO” when past history shows you’re not gifted to do the work, could not become skilled at doing it, do not desire to spend necessary time to do quality work in the arena in which you need service, or it is not cost effective for you to pull away from work for which you are skilled and called to do. Otherwise, you will become a poor steward of the time and money God entrusted to you because you will waste it trying to complete tasks you already know you cannot skillfully complete. To make matters worse, you will often have to pay someone else to re-do the work.

It is better to draw the right conclusion up-front about your skill level and capability, so resources are not wasted over and over again as you journey through life. The right person does not necessarily have to be a high-priced professional. When you’re strapped for cash you can draw from friends and family members who are gifted or skilled in the area of your need or who know someone that is and who can provide you with quality service at a cost that fits within your spending limit. If such help does not materialize when you think you need it, you must simply continue to have faith that the LORD will provide all your need in due time according to His riches in glory.

Please pray for this ministry, email me with any questions, and contact me to speak at your business or ministry conference or workshop. May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!

Romans 12:3-8, 1Corinthians 12:18, Ephesians 4:7-13, James 3:1-2

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