Financial Stewardship
Managing What the Lord has given you.
Psalms 24:1 NLT "The Earth is the Lords, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him"
The Lord our God is extremely EXTREMELY wealthy. The King of the universe, that owns all things has given dominion over the world to us in Genesis. As we multiplied, we started borrowing from each other, we made agreements to "pay back" in "x" amount of time. We call this a loan, or debt. Has someone ever owed you? "Hey, I'll pay you back I swear!" These instances happen all the time. We now have a competition for the most stuff, or the coolest things. Who looks like they have "Made It". It has gone overboard with borrowing because we have made materialism our idol. People choose things over biblical truth. Proverbs 21:20 AMPC "There are precious treasures and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a self-confident and foolish man swallows it up and wastes it." This means we have a savings; we don't spend so much that we borrow because we ran dry, and we never use all that we bring in. It sad to know, over 70% of American's live paycheck to paycheck. They have no savings and borrow for everyday emergencies. It says in Psalms 46:1 NLT "god is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble." Trouble will come; in this life it happens all the time. We make it much worse when we have to borrow ourselves out of trouble. Realistically, borrowing gets us right back into a different kind of trouble. Proverbs 22:7 HSCB "The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is SLAVE to the lender." A new trouble indeed. Slave is a difficult image for us and even causes us to cringe, as it should. Chained down by past decisions, committed to payments after having the item... Tell me if you can relate; I have ended up hating something I bought with debt, before the payments were even done being made. I DIDN'T WANT IT! But I was still paying for it. That is exactly what takes place when you don't lean on the Lord and his provisions. In Genesis 16 Sarai gave Abram her servant to get pregnant because she couldn't conceive. She was impatient with the Lord's provision and by the end of her choice she mistreated her servant because she was pregnant. This might be an extreme example, but it rings true to the cars, and toys, and lifestyle everyone is trying to show case. When you are a slave to the lender and he comes knocking for payment, you go from "looking like a millionaire" to "broke and lost". There is a way out! The Lord is gracious and full of wisdom. Proverbs 6: 2-5 NLT "you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth. So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go—to the point of exhaustion and give your neighbor no rest! Allow no sleep to your eyes, no slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler." RUN! Get out of debt as fast as possible and then STAY out of debt. That is God's wisdom. When the King of the Universe says something, it's worth it to listen. Fight like you are in battle and handle your business! Trust in our God and all his wisdom.
As a certified financial Coach, helping others steward their finances is my specialty. If you would like a FREE consultation, find me on Instagram @StewardshipSolut or, WWW.Ramseycoach.com/Justin-Rogers-Coaching . Let's get you on the road to financial peace.
-Justin Rogers
