What True Contentment Means
This world will try to convince you that your purposes, goals, significance, self-worth, ambition, and life energy should be wrapped up in material things. For many, the world’s message is simple: make as much as you can, as quickly as you can, to retire as soon as you can, to enjoy a life of leisure […]
Materialism: What It Is & How to Escape It
One of the greatest threats to our walk with God is the trap of materialism. We have to work at not being lured away from Him and spending our money on our own desires. Why? Because affluence tends to blind us to the needs of others. At first glance, the scriptural warnings about riches and […]
What Does the Bible Say About Insurance?
I remember the story a man shared with me years ago, about what he called God’s “answer to prayer”. While he was away on a trip, this man’s car had been seriously damaged in an airport parking lot. Unfortunately, the driver who did the damage didn’t leave a note, and the man whose car was […]
Why Comparison Can Ruin Your Finances…And How to Stop It
Comparison is dangerous – “keeping up with the Joneses” has gone far beyond who has the nicer car or bigger yard. Our society is in an extremely dangerous position when it comes to comparison because of our constant exposure to ads, social media, and TV. Even in Christian circles, we silently compete with one another. […]
Love, Money, and Budgeting – How You and Your Spouse Can Get on the Same Page
Money is often cited as the greatest area of frustration, fighting, stress, and unhappiness in marriage. One spouse wants to budget, the other doesn’t. Neither spouse can agree on exactly how to spend their money or what to prioritize, so budgeting just leads to more arguments. Maybe just the word “budgeting” spawns fights between the […]
How to Find Job Satisfaction No Matter Where You Work
If you Google the phrase “how to be successful”, you’ll find plenty of advice telling you which TED talks to watch, which mindsets to adopt, and which steps will help you achieve a fulfilling life. Type “success” into Amazon’s book search, and you’ll get 101 pages filled with books on every aspect of success. Everywhere […]
10 Steps to Financial Freedom
Many people have a misunderstanding of what it means to be a steward. It’s not just getting out of debt, and sticking to a budget. It’s much more than just writing a tithe check every month. Living as a steward means surrendering your finances to God and recognizing yourself as a manager, not owner, of […]
3 Ways Social Media is Wrecking Your Budget
INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS Social media. We love it? We hate it? We hate that we love it? Whether or not you’re following, tweeting, pinning, gramming, or sharing, our world has drastically changed because of these social platforms, and they greatly impact your life, and finances. All these social platforms are businesses and are […]
Dealing With Failure
Have you ever failed? I mean, really failed? You know that sickening feeling when you realize you’ve missed the mark, made a huge mistake, or gone just a little too far. No wonder it’s one of our greatest fears. You want to know what my biggest financial failure was? I became successful in the eyes […]
What Does the Bible Say About Giving and Saving?
In Mark 12, we meet the poor widow who gave two small coins in the temple treasury as her offering. In verse 42, Jesus said, “Truly I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, […]
