Money left over? Margin Part 3
These bills will be gone easily if we're not wise prioritizing what is best for it!
Do you have money left over at the end of the month that you can use to anything you want? Say, for a trip out of town, for an extra body pampering, for a special date, for a new toy for your kid, to help someone, or to put into your savings!
Do you know that God would like us to have that?
But why don’t most of us have that extra money at the end of the month?
1. We are not wise!
“In the house of wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.” Proverbs 21:20
It isn’t an issue of being rich but an issue of being wise!
2. We think we can be happy if we have MORE than what we currently have!
If that is true the only solution to be happy is to earn more and spend less. But many people are earning more yet at the end of the month they aren’t happy or have nothing left also. Some are spending less yet they aren’t happy either.
Do you know why it was so?
It is because it isn’t being thrifty nor an income problem, rather it is a lifestyle problem and when you look deeper it is a SPIRITUAL problem!
If we put God first in everything He will bless us in everything!
When you give God your best He will bless the rest!
Those phrases are the other ways of putting the saying of Jesus: “Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all of these things will be added to you!”
God said in the Book of Proverbs, “With me are riches and honor. With me are lasting wealth and success. My fruit is better than fine gold. My gifts are better than the finest silver.”
Now resolve to yourself how will you make God first in your finances!
Let me put here a suggestion: Give financially into His storehouse (Malachi 3: 10) – that is His church.
Find a church around your vicinity that is caring for people like you and invest the special part of your finances in to it!
God has a promise when you do that: “…see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have enough for it.” (the last part of Malachi 3: 10)
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Very good post Plox. Throught years I have learned the value and discipline of tithe giving even if there is very little money left. Before anything else, give back the 10% to our God for the furtherance of His work. I have learned too that having this and that doesn't make us happy. Happiness is a state of the mind that comes from the joy of being truly connected to Him and with others. Simple is beautiful.
Ate Nedz thank you for the simple but profound comment to this post! It is indeed so good to put God first. Just an add on information about tithing: it was learned that the more the income is the less they give it! Those lower incomers are more efficient in giving their trust money for God!
Appreciate the recommendation! I will try it out.