Surviving Financial Storms
Habits Part 3
September 14, 2008
No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24 (NLT)
Matthew 6:25-34
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
"And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, `What shall we eat?' or `What shall we drink?' or `What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
The Key To Surviving Financial Storms: Trusting God
(Matthew 6:24-34)
Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 (NLT)
What Do I Do When A Financial Storm Hits?
1. Keep Working As Unto The Lord.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men Colossians 3:23 (NIV)
My God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 (NIV)
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows. Proverbs 13:11 (NLT)
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we appeal to such people—no, we command them: Settle down and get to work. Earn your own living. 2 Thessalonians 3:12 (NLT)
2. Make Wise Choices About What I Spend On.
stupid people spend their money as fast as they get it. Proverbs 21:20b (GN)
Know well the condition of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds; for riches are not forever. Proverbs 27:23-24 (NASB)
What do I ownWhat do I oweWhat do I earnWhere does it go
The plans of hard-working people earn a profit, but those who act too quickly become poor. Proverbs 21:5 (NCV)
3. Store Up Provisions For The Next Storm.
Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and be wise! Even though they have no prince, governor, or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter. Proverbs 6:6-8 (NLT)
The wise man saves for the future Proverbs 21:20a (LB)
4. Give To God Knowing I Can Never Out Give Him.
You must each make up your own mind as to how much you should give. Dont give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. 2 Corinthians 9:7-8 (NLT)
On every Lords Day each of you should put aside something from what you have earned during the week, and use it for this offering. The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn. 1 Corinthians 16:2 (LB)
Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn Test me in this, says the LORD All-Powerful. I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need. Malachi 3:10 (NCV)
Honor the LORD from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty. Proverbs 3:9-10 (NASB)
5. Thank God For What Hes Given Me Already.
True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we cant take anything with us when we leave it. 1 Timothy 6:6 (NLT)
Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you dont have.
Ecclesiastes 6:9 (NLT)
Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Isaiah 55:2 (NIV)
If I have put my trust in money, if my happiness depends on wealth it would mean that I denied the God of heaven. Job 31:24, 28 (LB)
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Tithing works for some people because it teaches generosity and fiscal responsibility. When people start looking to how much they can save before they start spending, their finances will improve.
But if the test of blessing in Malachi (Old Testament) applies, then so does the curse for not Tithing. You can't have one without the other.
When Paul says the curse has been removed for breaking the Law, it also means the blessing for keeping it has also been removed.
blueskunk12 9 months ago
I have some concerns with Tithing.
1) It was a command from God for the Levites (Lev 27:34)
2) It was food grown/raised in Israel (Lev 27:30,32)
3) It went to Levites as their Inheritance (Num 18:20-24)
4) It is not a financial principle
5) It is not 10% of income
6) Gentiles do not Tithe
blueskunk12 9 months ago
sorry but you might want to change your spelling on financial the title in this video unless you wanted it that way..
SingwellaDeb 3 years ago
i will do that but i need a job first..i lost my job...trying to get another one ...yes its the only place it says to test him ..so true read that!!!
SingwellaDeb 3 years ago
when i obeyed in my giving tho it was small at the time .. then i get this phone callout of the blue and someone says on the other end im sending you a thousand dollars ..i cryed i knew that was god...i was praising him so much that day...I knew God had honored my tithes..And the source it came from i knew that it normally wouldnt happen thats how i knew it was him..and i got more later from the same source..and not to mention that every thing i touch shall propers they got a hundred thousand $
SingwellaDeb 3 years ago