DETOUR!!

Finances
Psalm 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to Him.

As I struggle with finances during this season that I am in, I am increasingly turning to the Bible to see what God has to say about how I spend my money and how I can do a better job with what I have been given. You might be surprised to find out that God has a great deal to say about this issue. As a matter of fact, Jesus speaks more about this topic than almost any other. He knew that we would struggle in this area.

Our opening verse states that everything is God’s. I don’t do a good enough job recognizing God’s ownership. To do this consistently is very hard for me. The blessings of being obedient to God with everything we have been given and having a healthy fear and reverence for Him are clearly spoken of in Deuteronomy 11. It’s a really simple formula.
• (a) obey God +(b) love God = (c) blessings from God
Why do we make things more complicated than they need to be. Why are there bookstores filled with books on how to succeed when God has it all covered in 24 verses in Deuteronomy from verse 8-32?? Take the time to read these verses tell me what you think.
• Verse 8: be careful to obey every command I am giving you......so you may have strength..
• Verse 13: if you carefully obey all the commands....and if you love the LORD your God, and serve Him with all your heart and soul, then He will send the rains...
• Verses 18-21: commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine....tie them to your hands.....wear them on your forehead......teach them to our children.....talk about them.....write them on the doorposts of your home.....so that.....you and your children may flourish
I could go on and on. The important thing I want us to get out of this conversation is that if we acknowledge that God owns everything and we are to be faithful and obedient to what He has to say about our possessions, then every spending decision concerning them becomes a spiritual decision.

We will continue this topic for a while because it is a relevant one to me and I am pretty sure that most of us could use some good financial advice from our eternal CPA. You see most Christians are only taught what to do with the 10% of our income that we are told to tithe with. We manage the 10% in a godly manner but manage the other 90% in a worldly manner. Let us prayerfully consider what our Lord and Savior has to say about everything He has given us to manage for Him.

Have a great day and God bless.