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April 19, 2010
Excellent article, you hit the nail right on the head, managing our finances is a great reflection of our spiritual maturity, I love the example you gave with the struggle in buying your sneakers, it is always a inner battle especially when shopping, so easy to go for the popular brand than the economical. 
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April 19, 2010
It takes alot of discipline. Little things like buying the magazines at the supermarket – had to retrain myself that I really didn’t need to know what’s going on in other people’s lives Also giving up the Starbucks coffee each day = saving $20 each week adds up
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Lord, Give Me More?
Nothing that we have belongs to us. It all belongs to God. We are merely stewards taking care of the assets that He has graciously bestowed to us. Some churches tend to preach more on tithing than on the importance of good stewardship and fiscal responsibility. Many of us are devout ‘tithers’ that frivolously mismanage our finances yet expect to reap a harvest. God is always gracious and in His infinite wisdom, it does happen in some cases. In most other cases, however, we become frustrated when the hole we are digging for ourselves becomes deeper and deeper and our cries for financial blessings go unanswered.
If I was a financial planner, would I expect my client to give me additional assets if I was mismanaging what was already given to me? No way! How can we then expect more when we’re being irresponsible with what He has allowed us to have? How can we expect to increase our wealth when we’re living beyond our means and constantly approaching life with a “buy now, pay later” mentality? I’ve been there; I’ve done that; I’ve paid later; I’ve paid greater; greater than what it was originally worth; greater that the value it actually brought to my life.
In the financially challenging times of life, I learned valuable lessons in good stewardship and reaped the benefits. Those lessons were the result of many tests; some that I failed; some that I passed. One of those tests found me at a Sports Authority needing to purchase some new sneakers. It came down to a $95 pair of Nikes vs. a $40 pair of Wilsons. At that time of my life I was on a strict budget but those Nikes were tempting! The Wilsons were on sale and were even more comfortable, but of course, not as stylish. I chuckled to myself when I asked God which one to buy – like I didn’t already know the answer I would get!
Lord, please grant us the wisdom we need, to manage Your assets efficiently, effectively and productively. Show us the areas of our finances that we need to address and help us especially to treat tithing and offerings with the highest priority. Help us to become good stewards for all the assets you have bestowed upon us knowing and believing that in doing this, Your will in our lives will be fulfilled. Thank You Lord from whom all blessings flow!
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