Sunday, March 28, 2021

MoneyWalk 94 Two Extremes

 

This program will help you undo financial bondage.

Scripture tells us Christians should be led by the Holy Spirit who lives in them because He leads us to Jesus Christ, His will, and way of being and doing good works in every area of life. Only then does your life have balance required to properly use your gifts, skills, and abilities in accordance with scriptural principles so you accomplish your calling and are fruitful and successful in ways that glorify and please Him. 

His balance for your life will look unbalanced to some people (who are looking from the outside in) and they may express negative comments concerning your choices, style, and means of communicating and taking action. They may think you should teeter instead of totter or vice-versa. Never let believers or unbelievers deter you from doing what the LORD specifically tells you to do. Simply ensure it conforms to biblical principles that way you can rest assured He’s involved. When you are not balanced according to His calling and instruction, your life is ripe for destruction initiated by engaging satan’s plan and brought about by ungodly morals and actions they produce.

People who get off the LORD's narrow path usually fall into one of two financial extremes:

·       Stinginess, displayed by failing to faithfully support gospel work in the earth through their local church and evangelistic and disciple making ministries. Some fear spending on things that may be pleasurable in this life even when they have more than enough assets to do so without falling on hard times.

·       Materialism, displayed by acting on the belief that he who has the most toys wins the game. Never love the things of this world. Continuous unreasonable purchases do not allow one to adequately prepare for rainy seasons, or give liberally to help the gospel go forward, or truly provide for family, or display good stewardship as an example for children and other onlookers to follow.

Many people wrongly think money provides the protection, security, peace, and joy they need. Some believe they will miss important milestones in life if they don't spend all their income and credit getting material things to appease their flesh and impress others. These mindsets are unproductive for your future and allow problems to overtake you at some point in your life. They fail to display the complete trust you need to have in God’s grace to help you be and do everything you are called to do.

Only God in Christ can provide truly valuable eternal and earthly blessings and rewards. Failing to use godly stewardship to manage money will put you in an uncomfortable position because catastrophic and emergency situations will arise throughout your life that will require money and resources to alleviate. You will need to regularly sow so you can reap harvests and build a personal treasury, give so you can receive, and plant and water so He can abundantly increase you.

Do not succumb to the two extremes that result from falling off God’s path because they harm you. Instead, allow Him to instill in your life the proper balance so you are neither stingy or materialistic. On the narrow road between, you will do things to proceed and succeed and give Him glory throughout your life, such as faithfully tithing, offering, budgeting, establishing an emergency fund, eliminating debt, refusing to cosign, investing, and diversifying assets.

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 10:19, Psalms 17:4-5, Isaiah 55:10-11, Luke 12:20-21

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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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The book at the link below provides principles and practical steps that help you use the Power To Get Wealth. I was broke, busted, and disgusted in 1992 with $135,000 of debt and a negative $35,000 net worth. I’ve written and lectured on managing finances since 1993 when I began to learn appropriate ways to better our family financial situation. I have been debt-free since 1998 and became a multi-millionaire within 25 years while giving abundantly to fund the gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ. The same power is available to help you!

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Get-Wealth-Randy-Parlor/dp/1664206434/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=Randy+Parlor&qid=1606525890&s=books&sr=1-5

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