God\u2019s Word says you\u2019re to do two things with your money. <\/p>\n
(1) Sow some.<\/i> The Bible says, \u2018Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.\u2019<\/i> (2\u00a0Corinthians\u00a09:6\u00a0NIV) You say, \u2018But things are a bit tight for me right now.\u2019 Don\u2019t withhold because you are afraid of not having enough. Give God a seed to work with, and He will make sure you have a harvest when you need it. His ability to provide is not limited by the world\u2019s economy. Do what Isaac did: \u2018There was a famine in the land\u2026Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.\u2019<\/i> (Genesis 26:1, 12\u00a0NKJV) Who blessed Isaac financially? The Lord! When God tells you to give, do it in faith, confident that at the right time, in the right way, and in exactly the right places, you will receive. You say, \u2018I\u2019ve never tried that.\u2019 Just give it a go! <\/p>\n
(2) Save some. \u2018There is desirable treasure, and oil in the dwelling of the wise. But a foolish man squanders it.\u2019<\/i> (Proverbs\u00a021:20\u00a0NKJV) Learn to live within your means. Remind yourself that you can live happily without most of the stuff advertised on television. Before you make a purchase, stop and pray. Just because the bank approves the loan doesn\u2019t mean God approves the expenditure. Joseph instructed Pharaoh: \u2018Gather all the food of those good years that are coming\u2026 Then that food shall be as a reserve for\u2026 seven years of famine.\u2019<\/i> (Genesis 41:35-36\u00a0NKJV) Live by the \u2018Joseph principle\u2019, and save. And one more thought: there are consequences for how we spend our money. We should always try to be good stewards of everything God has given us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
God\u2019s Word says you\u2019re to do two things with your money. (1) Sow some. The Bible says, \u2018Whoever sows generously will also reap generously.\u2019 (2\u00a0Corinthians\u00a09:6\u00a0NIV) You say, \u2018But things are a bit tight for me right now.\u2019 Don\u2019t withhold because you are afraid of not having enough. Give God a seed to work with, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1985\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucbmedia.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}