“Why do you spend money on what cannot nourish you and your wages on what does not satisfy you?” Isaiah 55:2 (GW) The words written in Isaiah 55 are some of my treasured scriptures. As I was preparing for this blog post on emotional or excessive spending, Is. 55:2 first came to mind. Then while reading the Globe & Mail I came across an article that highlighted the devastating effects …
Debt – sounds like a bad word doesn’t it. For many adults, it is definitely a bad word and a bad experience. Debt has its positives but there are often more negatives than positives. The Bible with over 2,500 scriptures on money does speak about debt. The Mosaic Law encouraged the practice of lending (Deut. 15:7; Ps. 37:26; Matt. 5:42); but it forbade the charging of interest except from foreigners. …
There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise: The ants are a people not strong, yet they lay up their food in the summer. –Proverbs 30:24-25 Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which, having no captain, Overseer or ruler, Provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. –Proverbs 6:6-8 A few months …
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. —Psalm 24:1–2 It is perfectly logical to assume that a wise and competent Creator would provide for the needs of His creatures in their various stages of growth. —Charles Fillmore, Prosperity Have you ever asked yourself, Who is my source? …
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. For He has founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the waters. —Psalm 24:1–2 It is perfectly logical to assume that a wise and competent Creator would provide for the needs of His creatures in their various stages of growth. —Charles Fillmore, Prosperity Have you ever asked yourself, Who is my source? If not, now …
When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. Genesis 26:12-13 (NLT) Are you in a financial famine? Or do you say like many do, “I need more money.”? The above scripture often touches our hearts during financial difficulties and rightly so. It reminds …
Smashwords have put on a reading celebration this week from Mar 02, 2014 to Mar 08, 2014. You will find many titles available at discounted prices or for free during their Read an E-Book Week promotion. This is a great opportunity for you to grab a copy of my book, Financial Empowerment: Realign Your Finances for God’s Will. It will be available in various formats for FREE for this week …
Sometimes we make hasty spending decisions that we later regret (see last week’s post). In the moment when we need to decide whether to buy or not, we forget how much effort and time (work) we put into earning the money we’re about to quickly blow away. We need to stop, think and make a quick assessment before we spend that cash or swipe that card (often the credit card) before …
Recently after making a purchase the Holy Spirit confronted me about it? Why? I had just left home pondering over making a small but reasonable purchase in advertising that would help me spread the word about [simpleazon-link asin=”B00AQXMAT0″ locale=”us”]Financial Empowerment: Realign Your Finances to God’s Will[/simpleazon-link]. I even had the option of taking a trial period but didn’t. What did I do instead? I spent money (more than the cost …
I am so excited to have an online book promotion from September 1st to 17th, 2013. In conjunction with two other authors within the John 3:16 Marketing Network, our ebooks will be on sale at 0.99 starting September 1st to 17th, 2013. In addition, there is a chance to win a Kindle Fire and other prizes during this period. For more details you can go to: http://bit.ly/Christian_Books To top off …
