After completing your daily reading, come back to chat with fellow Bible readers about any reflections you have on the proverbs, introduction, or questions from today.
Wealth is not necessarily inherently sinful—God gave King Solomon great wealth, and He continues to use the generosity of His people to fund important works of mercy and justice around the world. But God’s people are called to be very careful when it comes to the pursuit of wealth and very generous when it comes to caring for the poor. Money is more than a means to buy the things we need; it is the ability to tangibly care about the wellbeing of another.
Reflection Questions:
How would you describe your current relationship with money?
Read Proverbs 11:28 again. How have you experienced the untrustworthiness of riches?
Why do you think how someone makes money matters?
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What does Charlie Kirk have to do with this day’s reading? I myself come here for time in Gods word. Politics seem like a distraction from that.
Unfortunately, I’ve always kind of tied money to my value and worth. Growing up, we were middle class and had everything we needed, but my dad always felt like it wasn’t enough compared to his brothers who were ridiculously wealthy. My dad was (is) such a loving, amazing, hard working father but Money really stressed him out. I think watching that shaped me.
As a child, I felt less-than because my friends went to private school and I couldn’t. I resented money and felt like it decided who was “better.”
Now, I’m thankful I see things differently. God has blessed me in soooo many ways and I see his finger prints everywhere today and then. I’m wiser and I know money is not some magical answer, at all. But I’ll admit, those old thinking patterns come up.
I find myself being generous, but not necessarily for the right reasons. I don’t want to look stingy, I want to prove my value… And then I have to stop and ask—am I giving for the right reasons, or is it about me and serving my pride?
Money still stirs up a lot of complicated feelings, but I’m learning to trust God more with it, and invite Him into all my money decisions.
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My relationship with money is a very poor one. I was never taught when I was young how to manage my money and so as I became an adult, it didn’t get better. Now I’m in a situation where I need to fix things before I no longer can work. My prayers with God are to help me and my husband with our finances to give us guidance.
My doctor has put me on a course of steroids (only for a week, thankfully) to see if that helps the inflammation in my knee from the pain that will.not.stop. from last year’s surgery. This is a new doctor I sought for a second opinion because the original surgeon just kept assuring me that everything was fine and it would get better with time, but I am actually experiencing more pain, and my physical therapist also believes something is “off.” So while I have hope that I may be able to find answers and relief and not have to live this way for the rest of my life, the steroids are temporarily making me miserable—migraines and trouble sleeping. And my middle daughter has been through several major traumatic events in a single week and needed me to listen to her for hours yesterday while my migraine was going strong. So I ask your prayers for the next few days, that I can hang in there until I get some answers, and also provide good support to my daughter who needs it (and pray for an opportunity to talk about Jesus if/when the time is right. It may not be yet. It has been many years since she was willing.) Thank you, dear sister SHEs. ❤️
Praying for yours and your daughter’s needs. ❤️
O gentle St. Teresa of Ávila,
you who bore your own sufferings with patience and love,
look with compassion upon those who endure the pain of migraines.
Intercede before our Lord to bring them comfort,
to calm the storms in their minds and hearts,
and to grant them moments of rest and peace.
May their suffering unite them with the Cross of Christ
and draw them nearer to His mercy.
Through your prayers, St. Teresa,
may they find healing, courage, and the quiet strength of trust in God.Amen
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For the most part, I have had a good relationship with money. My husband, a teacher, has in fact been a financial educator and advisor our entire married lives. We have never had “riches” so to speak, but have always had enough. A roof over our heads, food on the table, been able to pay our bills etc, saved money, and he has managed our incomes well. He does however let finances worry him a bit too much I’d say, and as I mentioned the other day, can be reluctant with generosity. In his defense his job is to monitor the financial markets, volatility and he oversees client investment portfolios, so he is constantly watching the ups and downs of the financial world and it is stressful. I, on the other hand see things from a far less microscopic lense and as we have worked hard in the jobs/careers the Lord has provided, been responsible with our finances and live within(probably below) our means and do not overspend. I have faith and believe that God will provide all we need when we are living in a way that honors Him with our finances, when we are stewarding our money well, are responsible and fully trust Him to lead us in that. I am so thankful for my husbands expertise in this area.
I have seen how money can really become a burden for people in the sense of overspending and living beyond their means or thinking that earning more, getting rich is the “be all, end all” of fulfillment. In the end they are left with a fancy house, possessions, vacations, void of genuine relationships, have empty, hollow hearts,
Lord, thank you that you provide wisdom in all ways and can lead us well. Help us Father to be wise stewards of our finances and to bring honor and glory to you in this area of our lives.
My relationship with money is complicated as it is for many others. On one hand I believe we will continue to make more so we can be generous and live our lives comfortably. On the other hand, I’m holding it close and I’m driven by it. I know we need to be more generous to people outside of our circle.
I know this is a late comment but I am asking for prayer for a dear friend and sister in Christ – her young adult son has been missing for 2 days and the search party is underway. Please pray he is found well and quickly.
Praying now
Sending prayers!
Have prayed
Praying he is found safely!
How would you describe your current relationship with money? Negative and positive. I definitely like buying to many skeins of yarn for sure
Read Proverbs 11:28 again. How have you experienced the untrustworthiness of riches?
How people are greedy for things and money when someone passes away.
Why do you think how someone makes money matters? It’s about what you’re putting on your soul. What you put on your soul you take with you everywhere you go and it’ll be there when we meet our Lord.
Our current relationship is we are surviving with being intentional with our spending. It always feels for every three steps forward, we get knocked 2 steps back, because something comes up broken, the kids outgrow or need something, medical bills surface, etc. Yet, we give to the Lord, bless others when we can, help when we are called on, and in the end we remain balanced. I’m sure the kids wished we had more money, especially the middle child who is always trying to come up with new ways to make money, but that’s a lesson we are working on.
Personally, I have experienced untrustworthiness when I count on the possibility rather than plan for reality
I think my current relationship with money could use some improving. My husband is really great with our money. He tries to save enough and give enough away and set a budget for us. My role in the family is trying to stick to that budget. I think for the most part we do a good job with sticking to our budget . But I think it’s more of my heart posture towards money that needs improving. Sometimes I do look to money to satisfy me and to give me that security that only God can give. Sometimes it really does feel like more money more problems. I pray that God will change my heart and help me to rely more on him and less on material things.
I think my relationship with money is good. I say good because I think it’s balanced. Yes I save a little, yes I spend a little, I give a little to church and to charities, I love a good community event with a tombola and face paints etc and always give generously. My hubby is a saver and he panicks that we are not putting enough aside for our old age. I feel peace knowing as long as I’m not reckless with my money, God will provide and teach me all the lessons I need to know along the way. I pray that my husband grows to know the peace that being a believer can give a person. God peace is such a deep peace comparable to no other!
First off I need to mention how devastated I was at Charlie Kirks passing. I’m tired of the hatred going on. They keep saying it was political, but I feel that it was his Bible truth telling.Praying for his family.
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I kind of dread this comment. Gosh I had to run out and now I’m back to write this. My husband has been a successful business man that ran a world wide aerospace company. People like us are hated. We are humble. We treat our finances wisely. We know where it came from..God. That doesn’t matter. I have to hear so often how people like us are so bad. It is tiring. I finally go to the place where I don’t care. I only care that God knows our hearts. He knows our attitudes towards others. We know that it could all go away. You can’t hold onto it tightly. You need to be good stewards. And then you need to turn off the voices of the world.
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I too am so sad about Charlie Kirk. He was a great example of speaking truth to a world that doesn’t want to hear it.
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Oh my goodness, my husband works for the company in Santa Clarita! ♥️♥️♥️
Hello shes, I wrote a very long post today but pending in moderation. I pray it gets published. I think it would help someone because I felt the nudge to share. Bless you shes.
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I do not see it yet. I am anxious to read it.
I just tried to post again under reply, and it got pending moderation again. And 1 minute later, my original post showed up. Yay. Praise God. Thank you SRT!
Let’s try again. I hope it works:
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Such a practical topic today. What I am gonna share with you is a personal story to me. But it shows the redemption of God through the detailed work in our lives. He would not stop until He set us free. I find that the biggest evil and its chain is being poor, it is a harsh bondage. Poverty has produced many thieves and robbers. If by grace, good finance and prosperity can be achieved, it gets under attack like crazy by religion, through their envy and foolishness. Hence that prosperity cannot be sustained if one lacks the courage and wisdom to sustain wealth. Then, it becomes a never ending cycle of bondage. I grew up after the Vietnam war, poverty, chaos, and in the thick of communism and socialism. It was bad. Socialism leaves no chance to building wealth. If you excel in something, and if you have skills and work ethics and good earnings to show the fruit of your labour, that earnings will be chopped in half to help others who work approximately 5% of your efforts. So growing up, I was expected to give. When I was independent as an adult, I was willingly giving up my pearls (sweat, blood, tears, long hours of working 2 jobs after college and studied part time in the evening for another professional certificate). Then, plot twist, my relationship with money changes when I meet God. it got serious. I gave Him like I was conditioned to give. I thought God was like a socialist, that He wanted all. But He didn’t. He started to increase me. I used to take a bus faithfully to work for seven years, and He gave me a new-to-me car through a great deal from an elder man. God slowly told me I could keep some. And He cut off the one who took from me. Last year, He rebuked me for giving too much (time, energy, gifts, etc) to a family member, one in particular to appease/ sustain that relationship. I never realized how much I was conditioned till I was drained, for fear of rejection. I prayed a lot about this, after years of depletion and never felt good enough to that family member, and God rebuked me sharply, one time he said these words, “why would you want me to bless you with more money so you can give to your abuser?” I was shocked. He called it out. It woke me up. It took me a year to reassess the situation, to come to terms with His words, and to reflect on motives of others and mine (my fear). He led me to several finance books to fix the poverty mindset, Dave Ramsey’s channel, more books to have understanding of what righteous wealth looks like, and to rid of the give-away mindset that socialism has conditioned me to. I hope this helps someone. This is to show the process of God is deeply personal and very detailed. It can take a while, which we need to be patient and allow Him. Money is an area of great manipulation and bondage. For me it was under the disguise of love and family unity. The Lord is clean and righteous in all His dealings. He is good and He doesn’t want us to be a milking cow for some in many areas. He is a jealous God. I pray you have the courage to seek God for your freedom (and your little ones’ freedom too). Allow Him to prune/correct/ tear down/ build up what He sees fit, and may the chain of poverty is forever broken in your mindset and your future generations. Please also pray for Canada, the high tax system reflects the social1sm concept to keep people in bondage. Canadians don’t dare to have kids anymore. (I spoke to a cab driver in Vancouver on my trip there and he said his son is a high earner, lawyer or doctor I think, and he got half tax off, he kept running the rat race). May the Lord renew our mind. Conform not to this world, it is deceptive. Thank you if you make it this far. Be blessed dear sisters.
Such a practical topic today. What I am gonna share with you is a personal and sensitive story to me. But it shows the redemption of God through the detailed work in our lives. How He would not stop until He set us free. I find that the biggest evil and its chain is being poor, it is a harsh bondage. Poverty has produced many thieves and robbers. If by grace, good finance and prosperity can be achieved, it gets under attack like crazy by religion, through their envy and foolishness. Hence that prosperity cannot be sustained if one lacks the courage and wisdom to sustain wealth. Then, it becomes a never ending cycle of bondage. I grew up after the Vietnam war, poverty, chaos, and in the thick of communism and socialism. It was bad. Socialism leaves no chance to building wealth. If you excel in something, and if you have skills and work ethics and good earnings to show the fruit of your labour, that earnings will be chopped in half to help others who work approximately 5% of your efforts. So growing up, I was expected to give. When I was independent as an adult, I was willingly giving up my pearls (sweat, blood, tears, long hours of working 2 jobs after college and studied part time in the evening for another professional certificate). Then, plot twist, my relationship with money changes when I meet God. it got serious. I gave Him like I was conditioned to give. I thought God was like a socialist, that He wanted all. But He didn’t. He started to increase me. I used to take a bus faithfully to work for seven years, and He gave me a new-to-me car through a great deal from an elder man. God slowly told me I could keep some. And He cut off the one who took from me. Last year, He rebuked me for giving too much (time, energy, gifts, etc) to a family member, one in particular to appease/ sustain that relationship. I never realized how much I was conditioned till I was drained, for fear of rejection. I prayed a lot about this, after years of depletion and never felt good enough to that family member, and God rebuked me sharply, one time he said these words, “why would you want me to bless you with more money so you can give to your abuser?” I was shocked. He called it out. It woke me up. It took me a year to reassess the situation, to come to terms with His words, and to reflect on motives of others and mine (my fear). He led me to several finance books to fix the poverty mindset, Dave Ramsey’s channel, more books to have understanding of what righteous wealth looks like, and to rid of the give-away mindset that socialism has conditioned me to. I hope this helps someone. This is to show the process of God is deeply personal and very detailed. It can take a while, which we need to be patient and allow Him. Money is an area of great manipulation and bondage. For me it was under the disguise of love and family unity. The Lord is clean and righteous in all His dealings. He is good and He doesn’t want us to be a milking cow for some in many areas. He is a jealous God. I pray you have the courage to seek God for your freedom (and your little ones’ freedom too). Allow Him to prune/correct/ tear down/ build up what He sees fit, and may the chain of poverty is forever broken in your mindset and your future generations. Please also pray for Canada, the high tax system reflects the socialism concept to keep people in bondage. Canadians don’t dare to have kids anymore. (I spoke to a cab driver in Vancouver on my trip there and he said his son is a high earner, lawyer or doctor I think, and he got half tax off, he kept running the rat race). May the Lord renew our mind. Conform not to this world, it is deceptive. Thank you if you make it this far. Be blessed dear sisters.
Amazing testimony, Mercy! Thanks so much for taking time to share! ❤
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Thanks Mercy
To God be the glory for your freedom
Good share Mercy.
Thank you for sharing. Praise the Lord for how He has worked in your life, realigning your thoughts, directing you to good, wise, resources, books, Dave Ramsey etc to shift your mindset to be in step with His❤️
I have known very wealthy people who live in scarcity – afraid they don’t have enough. I have known people with very little who live with an abundance mindset – freely giving as the Lord directs. My relationship with money is mainly good. I want to live with the abundance mindset daily. We have gone through times of abundance and times of job loss. We learned to live within our means. My desire is to be content with however the Lord provides. I don’t want to be burdened with too much money and don’t want the stress of too little. God has proven Himself over and over that He is our provider as we have tithed through thick and thin. Currently going through a life transition that demands trust and reminding myself of all I just wrote.
We are also called to be good stewards with our money. So I’ve had an interesting week. My husband has not been feeling well at all,and he has corn allergies. We thought we had eliminated all corn, but found out many products have hidden corn;(citric acid,absorbing acid ). This has been going on for months,but God providential gave us the answers. Pray as my husband is on the mend. Thankyou
Financially we have had good seasons and we have had tight seasons. By Gods grace we have always had enough. Enough to give generously even in the tight seasons. The biggest wonder to me has been how often husband and I are on the same page about finances.. It wasn’t always that way in our younger days. We’ve both have seen the goodness of God’s provisions and realize who our resources come from and try to steward well with that in mind.
Your goodness is running after me
Ever since we took a Crown Financial class we realized it’s God’s money and not ours. We try to be resourceful with His money and help our missionary friends as well as any other need that arises that we feel led to give too. Do we always get it right? No, but we ask for forgiveness and move on.
My current relationship with money needs improving. I am comfortable.I have been envious of people who have more money and lived a lifestyle way larger than mine.
I experienced a prolonged season of unemployment once in my life. I left a super good paying job because the stress of it was taking a toll on my mental and physical health. God provided for me in some amazing ways. I would often tell God, ” If you dont help me, I won’t make it.” After praying that prayer,something always happened! I got more more hours at my part time job or I got a check in the mail where where some doctor’s office said I had overpaid.
How someone makes money really does matter. I’ll gotten gain comes with curses and especially when someone makes money through dishonesty and violence. There are people who make millions through fraud, selling illegal drugs, and trafficking humans. When they are arrested they loose everything.
The blessings of the Lord makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:22
I feel my current relationship with money is pretty good/healthy. I’ve always done my best to balance my check book (yes with a paper register). I would listen to Money Matters with Larry Burkett a lot back then. Do you remember him? Okay…back to this, and today I feel it’s even better as I had to learn what is important, what can wait, and what I don’t really need. Mainly because my kids and I had to leave our abusive home with their dad and became a one income home. Thankfully we came to my mom’s house where rent was low, HOWEVER I really wanted to be wise with the money I had. God is SO good He provided for us in SO many ways! I’ve always said, God provides for my needs and sometimes a little extra! AND you all have been a part of that! Love you all SO much! Gotta go…out of time again. Have a wonderful day, and I’ll see you all a little later tomorrow as I have teacher in service day and I get to go in a little later! Yay! get to sleep in a little!
I can’t start this morning without saying: “We will never forget” I remember exactly where I was this morning 24 years ago. I had just woken up my baby boy, in his blue sleeper and held him so close! This morning (even last night) I was praying for all those families whose life changed drastically on this day 24 years ago.
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?- How would you describe your current relationship with money? As Kelly said, (LOL) “We get along.” I sometimes think I would rather have a bit more but often it’s so I could do more for someone in need, not for my own gain.
?- Read Proverbs 11:28 again. How have you experienced the untrustworthiness of riches?
Someone mentioned job security. That’s a great example! When I was in high school, the workers at my dad’s company went on strike for months. My mom’s job didn’t cover our expenses no matter how frugal she was, so we ended up getting help through food stamps. As a teenager I was fearful of being teased (just one more reason). The quality of the food was severely lacking compared to our usual brand name products. It made me have empathy for those who depended on ‘commodities’ long-term. Thankfully our dependence was short-term!
?- Why do you think how someone makes money matters?
This has been answered so well already. I will add that when it becomes common knowledge that someone is being less than honest, it hurts their family as well as the future of their business. There will always be a cloud of doubt to their honesty. We have had plenty examples in the USA of people facing the music because of unwise business practices.
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1 Timothy 17-18 NLT (related to 11:28)
Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment. 18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.
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Love, hugs, and prayers! ❤
Money is a funny thing. I think I could safely say – we all would like more money, at least I know I’ve often thought that.
But what would I do with more money if God were to grant it? Would I
1) get that newer car, upgrade my phone, buy that new outfit – or, would I
2) donate to a charity, a missionary, or help someone less needy in my community?
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I feel like I’d think I’d do the second one but in reality, I’d probably do the first.
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Six months after we were married my husband was called to ministry, so off to Bible college we went. We both left good jobs to move to an area (South Carolina) where pay was much lower and the only job my husband could find to work around his college schedule, paid him just a little over $5/hour! There were times we didn’t know where our next meal would come from. All through that time we never stopped tithing, and God always provided.
From there we moved to PA for his seminary training, it was much the same there only the cost of living was higher. I think at this point he was making $7/hour. Again – God always gave us what we needed.
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There have been times of plenty and times of scarcity and in every circumstance God always has and still continues to provide.
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Money is absolutely needed to live in this world, but we don’t need as much as we think we do. It doesn’t belong to us, it belongs to God and we are to be a good steward of it no matter how much or how little we have.
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May I never trust in riches, only in Christ my Lord!
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Happy Thursday She’s!
Love your testimony of God’s faithfulness.
Thanks for sharing ❤️
Great testimony, Sharon; thanks for sharing! ❤
Where in SC did y’all live? We’ve been here over 40 years- First upstate near Spartanburg, midlands (twice) coast, and upstate again!!
I bet if you came into money ypu might to both. Give to those in need and then upgrade what may be needing it.
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Reading about these values and warnings reminds me of the wisdom shared by my dad from as far back as I can remember…money doesn’t make a man, don’t fall for a get rich quick scheme, slow and steady saving gets it done, live within your means because you’re a slave to your debt. And this was before he became a Christian…reminds of the wisdom and value of passing God’s words on to each generation, writing them on our hands, doorposts and hearts.
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My relationship with money – getting along as Kelly said, looking to the future with caution
Experience with the unworthiness of riches – not so much personally, but sadly have observed it up close
Why does how someone makes money matter? Again, agreeing with Kelly – that certain ways can leave a trail of victims or could spread goodness. This is also an area where I feel compromise could be an issue, working in a legal business but in an industry that may draw you away from the Lord.
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MERCY ❤️
HANNELORA WALD ❤️ praying for the Lord’s wisdom and guidance
JENNIFER ANAPOL ❤️ beautiful comment
MINDY HENCEY ❤️ so much truth shared, thank you
ADRIENNE – joining my sisters in commenting on the grain verse from yesterday- it brought to mind fair business practices, especially when there’s a scarce quantity. Intentional withholding that could cause panic and drive up prices of a much needed item. If you live in a hurricane prone area, you get it.
TRACI GENDRON yes, tithing! Malachi 3:8-10
“Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.”
NICHOLE SELLS – so glad you’re studying with us, and that you are now part of the family of God. Thank you for your testimony!
MARI V ❤️
KARI JAE ❤️
CEE GEE ❤️ love the testimonies you shared
SABRINA MARCUM ❤️ Welcome!
WENDY B ❤️ praying as your visit winds down, thankful for this time you’ve had with your grandson and his family ;)
TANYA ❤️
MEAGAN C ❤️ praying for guidance as you settle in
TERESA DONLEY ❤️ praying for Amanda
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Thank you for your prayers for upcoming meeting, things got more complicated yesterday so renewed praying for wisdom and guidance, and also healing for family member.
Continuing to pray for teens.
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Friend with transplant continues to do well ❤️
Outstanding share! Thank you for sharing your dad’s wisdom! ❤ His generation had weathered so much financial uncertainty following the big wars. I know it really impacted my mom’s ‘relationship’ with money.
Agreeing with Kelly’s prayer for you to be a light and source of peace in the midst of potential ugliness.” ❤❤❤
Continued prayers for healing for family memver and transplant patients! Also praying for the teens and family.
Praying for this meeting and for your family member, dear sister!
Wow that Malachi 3 verse -I am so so glad you brought that up. Robbing God by forgetting Him, it seems like a passive mistake, but if we don’t study His thoughts, we don’t know. So wise sister.❤️ Praying❤️.
Continuing prayers
Praying for you Searching !
Money leads to complicated feelings for me! I’m grateful I’ve been able to save up. That being said, I have a scarcity mindset because of how I was raised that causes me to constantly worry about whether I have enough! God is Our Provider!! May I continue to surrender to Him & trust He will carry me through.
Overall, my relationship with money is very healthy. We understand where our provision comes from, thank you, Jesus. He is our provider and we are the stewards and we steward it well.
I am tempted by material things and have to actively fight discontentment at times. I have to be careful and confess when I start becoming judgmental of how others spend their money.
“Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet, and all your ways will be steadfast and sure. Do not turn away to the right or to the left [where evil may lurk]; turn your foot away from evil.” Pvbs. 4:26-27
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Our family has experienced multiple job losses through the years, which have been a harsh reminder of how fleeting riches can be. It creates lots of emotions-fear, doubt, uncertainty, discouragement, anger, etc.-all of which drive us back to Jesus as our provider, our source of hope.
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Money made by unrighteousness means, lying, deceit, can take advantage and exploit people. It can lead to self-dependence and is a slippery slope into more deceit.
May we seek in all things, even and especially in our money, to honor God and seek the best for those around us. May we find joy in thr giving, and peace in knowing He provides for all our needs.
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Father,
Thank You for Your Word that gives wisdom for every area of life.
Help me to live with integrity, even when it costs me.
Teach me to value righteousness over riches,
compassion over comfort,
and Your favor over fame.
Guard my heart from pride, dishonesty, and greed.
May my life be a reflection of Your truth,
and may I walk in the fear of the Lord all my days.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
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My current relationship with money is I understand God provides for my needs and He has been faithful. I am often surrendering my finances to God. I don’t need to hustle like I was before surgery because God knows my needs.
The way we make money matters in how we honor God and treat His people.
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Well it feels like $ is quick to come in, quick to go…but money isn’t a bad thing, with the right heart. It’s all about the heart posture, knowing it’s from and for God and the advancing of His Kingdom.
It’s very important how it’s made as God doesn’t want the rich to extort the poor…no one should get rich off their fellow man.
Well said Erica.
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My current relationship with money…thankfully all my needs and most of my wants are met, so I would say we are getting along. :-)
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The untrustworthiness of riches is shown most when the rich get caught being unjust and thinking they can buy their way out of the situation.
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It matters how someone makes money because if the money comes from exploitation or fraud then there are victims. On the other hand, if the money comes from work that helps others, beauty and goodness are spread.
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SEARCHING – sounds like an unpleasant family situation. Praying the Lord is with you, and you can be a light and source of peace in the midst of potential ugliness.
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Praying for the Kirk family and for all who witnessed yesterday’s tragic events. Continued prayers to for the children and families in the last school shootings.
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Joining you in prayer, Kelly, for these broken hearts.
Thank you, sister, for your prayers. ❤️
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Joining you in prayer for the Kirk family & the families affected by the school shootings!
Praying with you for the Kirk family and the children affected in the school shooting in MN. So tragic!
Agreeing with you for SEARCHING to be “a light and source of peace in the midst of potential ugliness.” ❤❤❤
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Agreeing also for the families whose lives were changed forever in the blink of an eye.
Joining you in prayer, Kelly. I feel we’re surrounded by such evil forces. I pray that our nation turns back to God.❤
Joining you in prayer for the many broken hearts. Such tragedy breaks my heart.
Joining in prayer for the Kirk family.
Joining you in prayer for the Kirk family. ❤️
Wise answers. Praying for Kirk family, i cried in prayers yesterday, and I heard the Lord said, another Stephen was stoned. And after the stoning, many Sauls will become a Paul. But still it hurt so much to witness it.
Praying!