Worry

I am back!! Okay, so 7 months ago on 3/13/10 I married the man of my dreams. It has been quite a spiritual journey and has really opened my eyees to how much the devil hates marriage. So far every month since being married my DH and I have gone through something. Its always new, always different, and it always hits us and stretches us a little differently. It also brings us closer to each other and to God. Nothing has happened this month, yet. With it being month 7 maybe we will get a break but you know we don't even fret about whats going to come next. God is really growing us from faith to faith. Isn't it amazing how God creates precedent in our lives. When we go through something new we can look back and say well God you got me through that so I know you can get me through this.

Let me tell you something about me. I worry, it comes so natural to me. I put it on like an warm coat in the winter. God is teaching me through this time to rest when it seems that I should worry. At one time DH and I were both not working and a friend of mine said, "What are you going to do? Don't you think you should get a job?" I said, "No, God didn't tell me too." Would you believe ALL of our bills were paid we were eating out and enjoying life. I got caught in a flash flood and our only car was totaled everyone said there is no way you can buy a car for cash that is a good car. Do you know that just when we were going to break down and finance a car (I mean the only thing we were missing was a ride to the dealership) the credit check was complete we just had to sign the papers. God stepped in and opened the door for us to get a car for cash that only had one previous owner and runs great. How dare I worry. I know these trials that I have gone through are God's way of answering my prayers that He show Himself to me anew. That He remind me that I am fact am His favorite.

Be encouraged "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them." Romans 8:28

Doing Okay is NOT Good Enough

We as believers are to comfortable with "doing okay" financially. Just making ends meet. I used to work for a debt settlement company and I would talk to people all the time that were "doing okay" they were current on their maxed out credit cards, with no budget in plan and no savings to speak of. One check away from filing bankruptcy but they were "doing okay". God wants more for His children after all we are children of a king. Proverbs 13:22-23 says, "A good man leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren but the sinners wealth is stored up for the righteous." We read this we understand this but we don't live this. It is our duty to leave an inheritance for our grandchildren that of both spiritual and physical wealthy AND the sinners wealth is stored up for US!!

Well how can you get the money you need in order to prosper financially.

1. Tithe- This is not an old testament term where you tithe because you don't want to be cursed, this is post resurrection tithe where you do it as a part of your covenant with the father. Its an act of love, submission and obedience to the father. God said, "If you love me you will keep my commandments." A tithe is 10% of your income.

2. Invest- Matthew 25 tells the story of the talents. Take what God has given you and multiply it then sow it back into the kingdom. Doing this will bring exponential increase. Luke 6:38 says, "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again."

3. Save- 1 Corinthians 16:2 "On the first day of every week each one of you is to put aside and save, as he may prosper, so that no collections be made when I come." In the Bible days people farmed so there were times of lack where they depended on what they stored and worked to bring in more. There were also times of plenty where they took the excess and put it aside for the sowing season.

I hope this is a blessing to you and encourages you to start or continue building an inheritance for future generations.

Side Note - People think they don't need to go to church to have a relationship with God. That may be true but the strength of that relationship depends on you going to church. I have never met a person who was walking in the word of God who said that. The Bible says, "The enemy goes to and fro seeking whom he may devourer" even in nature the predator goes after the weak animal who is lagging behind or not keeping with the pack.