This program will help you undo financial bondage.
You should identify a Christmas
spending strategy so failure to plan won’t load you with more debt. Don't let
the emotions that well up during this season bamboozle you into a spending
spree that you'll later regret. Unfortunately, many people go into the season
without planning how much they’re going to spend or how they're going to divvy
it up among family and friends. Decide in your heart and mind that the thought
is what counts and spend only what you have available in cash after you’ve
given tithes and offerings to your local church, after you’ve set aside
reasonable savings, and after the amount needed to pay monthly bills is set
aside.
Draft a Christmas budget that
identifies available cash and identify how much you’ll spend on each person.
When necessary to stay within the budget, shop at discount stores that sell
nice cards and gifts. If you’re not be able to give everyone or anyone a gift
because you don’t have the money to do so, then give them an inexpensive card
showing the true meaning of Christmas – Jesus Christ having come to earth in
human form to be crucified as an offering for our sin so we can be saved, made
acceptable to the Father, and enabled to spend eternity with Him.
True friends and family that really
love you understand friendship is not all about cards and gifts. They don't get
mad because you didn’t give them any, nor do they accept or reject you based on
how much you paid for something you give them. Let them know you’re working to
get your finances into good shape, so you can be a good steward of money and
resources the LORD entrusts to you. Those who refuse to understand are not yet
true friends. It may take some time being a good steward and reaching out
in friendship in other ways for them to understand what Christmas and
friendship are really about.
Use the same type of budgeting
process / spending plan for other special occasions such as birthdays,
anniversaries, etc. With this focus you will continuously learn more of what He
desires. This will make you a better steward. People who want to be true
friends will draw near to you and learn to have their eyes on things in life
that really matter. Remember, poverty and disgrace are the reward of people who
do not follow God’s instruction, but the person who heeds His instruction will
be honored & blessed.
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!
Proverbs 16:9, 21:20, 22:6-7, Luke
14:28-30, Romans 13:8
Please
forward these bondage-breaking articles to other people who can use helpful
insight!
You
can find books authored by Randy Parlor and Karen Parlor at
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Randy+Parlor&i=stripbooks&dc&qid=1573343045&ref=sr_nr_i_1
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Karen+Parlor&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss
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