This program will help you undo financial bondage.
It’s
good from time to time to give to others because this shows you love and appreciate
them. In doing so, you’re imitating your heavenly Father and opening pathways
to positively touch their lives and lead them to Him and strengthen them in the
faith. You should do this, but with a plan to set aside funds and allocate
spending for such gifting (including birthday, holidays, and anniversaries).
This is best, so emotions caused by commercialization, culture, selfishness, and
desire for applause don’t send you on a spending spree you can’t afford.
Otherwise, mismanagement of your income and assets and mounting debt will make
you regret it.
Loving
family and friends in their right minds accept you regardless of the size of
your wallet or gifts. They don't get mad because the card or gift you gave them
wasn't at a certain expense level. In fact, they could care less whether or not
they receive gifts. And when they do, they appreciate them immensely. So, decide
in your heart and mind that the thought is what counts and spend only what you
have available in cash after (1) tithes and offerings are given, (2)
all other bills are paid, and (3) money is set aside for saving and
investment.
Craft
an annual gifting budget that identifies available cash and allocates specific
amounts for each person (for special days and holidays) whom you want to
buy a card or gift. You may find you're unable to purchase a gift for every
loved one or that it’s unreasonable to spend like you’ve spent in past years
because you’re currently in financial bondage or have financial goals that need
more of your discretionary income to bring to pass.
In such
cases, settle in your heart that no-cost, low-cost cards and gifts are optimal (or
none at all) until you’re out of bondage and reach your goals. Shop at
discount stores that provide nice cards and gifts and consider meaningful
homemade items and services. Such good stewardship will create discretionary
cash flow in your monthly budget that a year or two down the road allows you to
engage a greater level of generosity toward others and yourself without
thrusting you back into financial bondage.
Proverbs
16:9, Habakkuk 2:2, Luke 14:28-30, Romans 13:8
Please
pray for this ministry and email questions to parlor@ameritech.net and share the links below with others who need guidance.
May the LORD bless you richly as you follow His plan!
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The
book at the link below provides principles and practical steps that help you
use the Power to Get Wealth. By 1992, we had $135,000 of debt and
a negative $35,000 net worth. Financial bondage and turmoil led me to seek
principles and a process for employing good stewardship. As a result, we became
constructively debt-free in 1998, mortgage free January 2004, millionaires in
2012, multi-millionaires shortly thereafter, and retired in 2018 in my
mid-fifties from public servant jobs while giving abundantly to fund the gospel
of our LORD Jesus Christ. The same power is available to you!
You can find books authored by Randy and
Karen Parlor at www.Amazon.com.
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