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…a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (ESV)
I knew I’d failed. I had failed my husband, my children, and my God. It was one day till pay day. My two young boys had no milk to drink and the van was on empty. Unless I used a credit card, we’d have to wait and I wasn’t even sure if I could make it home. Conviction started to flood my soul over what I’d spent money on for the past two weeks. I hadn’t meant to waste it, but God reminded me of things I’d bought that I certainly didn’t need.
I stopped right there and prayed. God, I am so sorry I have not been a good steward of what You have provided. If you will help us, we will change. I realized in that moment, just like every other area of our lives, finances were too big for us to handle alone. They were also too big for us to handle as a couple. We must have a “threefold cord.”
When we look to God for help in this area of our lives, He doesn’t turn His head away. He swoops in and starts to change this area, beginning with our hearts. I went home that night and told my husband what happened. We began right then making changes by using some Christian budgeting tools. As we sought God’s help and turned this area over to Him, things started to change.
Over the next 18 months we paid off over $26,000 in debt and built our savings. He truly worked miracles in this area when we submitted to Him and sought His wisdom.
In this tough economy, money is on everyone’s mind. Join me in allowing God to guide in this area so the world can see how followers of Christ deal with money. Will you submit your finances to Him? Regardless of whether you make $20,000 a year or $200,000 a year, He stands ready to help. Include Him in your financial planning team today.
