WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT FINANCIAL HEALTH?
Give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11)
How to Be Financially Un-Healthy
1. Think Things Are Yours (Exodus 13:1-2)
2. Whine & Forget His Previous Provision (Exodus 12:33-39)
3. Fear for the Future (Ex 13:13)
4. Reminisce on the Past (Ex 16:3)
5. Greedily Gather An Excess (Ex 16:4-5, 20)
6. Complain about Your Finances (Ex 16:8)
7. Be Too Lazy to Work (Ex 16:16)
8. Seek Provision Apart from God (Ex 16:27-28)
9. Doubt in the Present (Ex 17:3)
10. Forget the Lord’s Presence (Ex 17:7)
11. Spend on the Silly (Ex 20:22-23)
12. Refrain from Giving (Ex 20:24)
13. Give Publicly to Be Seen (Matthew 6:1)
14. Turn Good Things Into God Things (Matt 6:19)
15. Be Careless with God’s Possessions (Matt 6:19)
16. Treasure Treasure (Matt 6:21)
17. Focus on the Forbidden (Matt 6:23)
18. Fail to Honor God with Your Wealth (Matt 6:24)
19. Worry about God’s Basic Provision (Matt 6:25)
5 Truths for Financial Health
1. Seek God’s Face (Exodus 19:3)
2. Know God’s Truths (Exodus 19:3)
3. Remember God Is God (Exodus 19:4)
4. Honor & Obey God (Exodus 19:5)
5. Understand Everything Is God’s (Exodus 19:5)
4 Actions for Financial Health
1. You Need a Budget (Luke 14:28-30)
2. Prioritize Sacrificial, Secret Giving (Matt 6:4)
3. Ask God For Specific Needs (Matt 6:11, 7:7)
4. Guard Your Eyes, Mind, Ears, & Heart from Greed (1 John 5:21, James 4:1-4)
“Every time you doubt that you can live on 90% of your income, let the glorious promise of God strengthen your faith: ‘My God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus’ (Philippians 4:19).” John Piper. Feel free to read.