GOD’S PLAN FOR FINANCIAL BLESSING
TWO STATEMENTS FROM JESUS
Luke 12:15 – Jesus said, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
Luke 16:9-13 – “I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain eternal friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much. So, if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own? No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve both God and money.
Money is a tool and a test.
Managing money is a spiritual discipline.
SEVEN HABITS FOR FINANCIAL BLESSING
1. I must trust God as my source and supply.
Romans 11:36 – Everything comes from God; everything exists by His power; and everything is intended for His glory.
Deuteronomy 8:18 – Always remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit your work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed.
2. I must do my work as an act of Worship.
Proverbs 21:5 – Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.
Proverbs 10:4 – Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 16:11 – The Lord demands fairness in every business deal; He sets the standard.
Proverbs 12:11 – Hard work brings prosperity; only fools waste time chasing fantasies.
Proverbs 13:11 – Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; but wealth from hard work grows.
3. I must keep good records.
Proverbs 27:23-24 – Be sure you know the conditions of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds. For riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Proverbs 23:23 – Get the facts at any price.
Proverbs 24:3-4 – Any enterprise becomes strong, through common sense and profits by keeping abreast of the facts.
Three Things To Know: Know what you own; Know what you earn: Know where it goes.
4. Plan your spending.
Proverbs 21:5 – The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as hast leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21;20 – The wise man saves for the future, but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.
Three things in a good budget: Mutual decision; Matter of prayer; Goals
5. Enjoy what you have.
Proverbs 15:16-17 – Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil. Better a meal of vegetables where there is love than a fattened calf with hatred.
1 Timothy 6:6-8-But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and be content with that.
Hebrews 13:5 – Be content with what you have.
6. Share with others in need.
Proverbs 11:24-25 – One man gives freely, yet gains even more, another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous man will prosper, he who refreshed others will himself be refreshed.
Proverbs 19:17 – He who is kind to the poor leads to the Lord, and He will reward him for what he has one.
Proverbs 22:19 – A generous man will himself be blessed.
Proverbs 28:27 – He who gives to the poor will lack nothing.
7. It’s called tithing.
Proverbs 3:9 – Honor the Lord with your wealth, and with the first fruits of all your crops.
Three Reasons To Tithe: It shows Our Gratitude; It’s a Reminder for the Present; It’s a Step of Faith for the Future.
Deuteronomy 14:23
Malachi 3:8-11
Matthew 6:33 – Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
