Money Management and Biblical Principles.

How we conduct ourselves and the way we spend our money can have a direct impact on our happiness and the potential on how we spend our money. There are principles taught in the Bible and by Jesus, that can give us council and direction on our financial wealth or lack of it. One thing we must consider is how we treat other people. This has a direct impact on our money. In Luke 6:31 Jesus says, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” How we treat other people directly affects the way we manage money. If we are generous with our time, talents and abilities, God sees that, and knows that we are acting in a way that He can bless. In proverbs 11:25 the bible says; “Generous persons will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.”

Although practicing biblical principles in regards to wealth doesn’t guarantee that you will become rich, but it does guarantee that God will bless you! The bible teaches that when we are generous with our wealth when it comes to giving to God’s work, specifically the church, the Lord will meet our needs. Luke 6:38 says; “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” And in Malachi 3:10-12 it says; Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.

Saving and planning for the future is a sure biblical principle, but also having a proper mindset about money is key to understanding how to handle it. In 1 Timothy 6:10 we are warned; “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” In the same way the Bible tells us to manage money wisely, we are not to love money! We are called to be good biblical stewards of the things God gives us, and we are also called to remember the poor. (Galatians 2:10) “They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I had made every effort to do.”

God makes some rich, and he makes some poor; 1 Samuel 2:7 “The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.” When we put biblical principles in action, they directly affect the way we manage money. All the things Jesus taught should be practised, because it affects our potential to spend wealth and has a direct impact on our happiness, and our relationship with the Lord. This is Mike.

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