Family, Faith and Finance
It’s all over every news outlet today, if the government doesn’t push money back into the economy through us this recession could last for quite some time. The good news is that the people God need not worry, right? Is it really that easy? According to the Word of God it should be but, all too often our humanity reveals how weak and vulnerable we are, especially in the areas of family, faith and finance. Family, faith and finance are all areas where Satan attacks us. Our reaction to these attacks is usually one of the following:
1. we allow ourselves to be distracted by the challenges of life allowing our eyes to be taken off the finished work God has already begun in us
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2. we remain focused on the promises of God and not allow our present circumstances to deter us from the will of God for our lives.
We must defend ourselves in every situation by fighting back. How, you might ask, by sowing the Word of God into each situation. We must become strong in the Word. (Eph. 6:10-11, 13)
We must put our trust in God! In tough times God will deliver us. Just last week a young man I know did not know how he was going to pay for his next semester of school. School started in five days. He prepared to go and try to take out a loan without having consulted the Lord first. He finally resigned to give it over to the Lord and he only had to pay a quarter of what he thought he would! God will deliver us.
We have to always stay focused on the finished work, the end result. Never focus on how long it takes or how it might look. That is how the enemy gets to us. He places those seeds of doubt in our minds. We begin to look at our calendars and our watches or what people must be saying or thinking about us. Isaiah 58:11 tells us that, “The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”
We must not fear!!! The work of our great and mighty God is not hindered by present circumstances. The enemy will try to trick us but, God knows how to get us through tough times. Believe the report of the Lord and go against what you see in the natural. The post God Still Heals shares the testimony of my youngest daughter. I will never forget how I felt when I saw my daughter intubated and sedated day in and day out. The doctors continually gave us little hope. It was difficult to look past what I saw in the natural but, I could see her getting up. Our family chose to look past our current circumstance and chose to take God at His Word.
Matthew 6:33-34 tells us to,”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.” God knows what we need and when we need it. He has already promised to sustain us. Put your trust in Jesus and be encouraged!
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