"Are others Laughing"- With My Mind on My Money Series

Matthew Chapter 6
In Matt 6:24 mammon = material wealth. Jesus is telling us if our focus is on our stuff or the burden of not having enough money to pay off our stuff or acquiring more stuff. Then we are trying to divide our time between two masters. Does God want our time divided?

Then He says vrs 25 “Therefore” read 25-32 this type of lifestyle with throw you into a cycle of worry. Sleepless nights, stressful days. Where is my next dollar coming from and who will it go to?
So what Jesus is saying, the key to conquering our time being divided is vrs 33 Seek the Lord first and He will take care of He rest.

With that being said how do we do that in the realm of our finances? Budget- Definition-
an estimate,

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a plan of operations based on such an estimate.

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an itemized allotment of funds,

Proverbs 27:23
We ended with a passage last week and I want to look more at what that means

Diligent= constant in effort to accomplish something and persistent in doing anything.
If we want to alleviant worry that is caused by financial slavery in our lives we have to live with a Budget. This is important because then we can focus in a things of God rather then things of earth. Serve God not mammon.


Look at what Jesus says about planning

Luke 14:28-30 when you are committing or starting something you should have a plan
So the question is: Is your budget a joke? If others saw the state of your finances would they laugh, maybe they would cry.

Principles to look at when you are making your budget

1. Take drastic measures- Matt 5:29-30 if you are haphazard with spending or don’t know the “state of you flocks” you have to get whatever is in your way out of the way and do it. Maybe it is procrastination. Cut up the credit cards
Tip: credit cards are tools. It takes a plan to make money

2. Proverbs 21:5 don’t act to quickly, Get a free night in hotel and just go through a 2 hour demonstration. The concept is they don’t want to give you time to think. And find out, this is a rip off. So think & pray before you spend 2 week principle $50

3. Proverbs 20:18 get advice. Ask other people who are good with money what their advice is.

4. Hebrews 13:5 contentment with what you have. Remember no matter what we have or don’t have Jesus loves us and was willing to die for us and if we trust Him He will be there for us.
So pray that you would be content with what you have

Challenge- Budget Sheet fill it out and live by it for 6 months.
Challenge 2- Become a crown financial counselor