4 Reasons Why You Are (Maybe) Financially Struggling

76% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.  It is a lifestyle Karen and I lived for the first 5 years of our marriage.  We actually lived from paycheck to on a wing and a prayer. Since I was leading our family in our finances, I irresponsibly lead ourselves in many areas of our financial lives. …

4 Reasons Why You Are (Maybe) Financially Struggling

76% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.  It is a lifestyle Karen and I lived for the first 5 years of our marriage.  We actually lived from paycheck to on a wing and a prayer. Since I was leading our family in our finances, I irresponsibly lead ourselves in many areas of our financial lives. …

4 Reasons Why You Are (Maybe) Financially Struggling

76% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.  It is a lifestyle Karen and I lived for the first 5 years of our marriage.  We actually lived from paycheck to on a wing and a prayer. Since I was leading our family in our finances, I irresponsibly lead ourselves in many areas of our financial lives. …

Breaking the Spirit of Mammon

Every day you are faced with a choice regarding your finances: do you serve God or do you serve money?  The fact is your accounts, checkbooks, etc. already declare whom you serve. Jesus, in Luke 16, talked about mammon. Four times the word mammon is used in the Bible to refer to the god of …

BOLD in Your Generosity

Since the Garden of Eden, the devil has always lied to mankind God is a taker and not a giver.  If we were created in the image of God and his traits reside in us, we are to be givers and not takers as well.  It is time to move from greed to generosity. The …

What the Bible Says About Money, Success, Saving, and Wealth

Contentment Scriptures Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless. Matthew 6:31-33 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we …

Ok. I Want to Begin Tithing. What Do I Do I Now?

Ok. I want to begin tithing.  What do I do I now? Make plans when the next increase or income comes to begin tithing and giving offerings. If your next increase comes in the form of a paycheck, look at the gross amount.  The gross amount is the amount you receive before taxes, insurance, social …

Giving God Your First and Best

As I shared in  Breaking the Spirit of Mammon, you have a choice everyday if you choose to place God first or money first.  What is your worship - God or money? I shared tithing is the antidote to annihilate the spirit of mammon in your life. Being obedient in the tithe is a scary …

Breaking the Spirit of Mammon

Every day you are faced with a choice regarding your finances: do you serve God or do you serve money?  The fact is your accounts, checkbooks, etc. already state who you serve. Jesus, in Luke 16, talked about mammon. Four times the word mammon is used in the Bible.  It refers to the god of …

A Note to Our Children about Money

Karen and I have a firm biblical belief we serve a God who created everything with His mouth.  Genesis 1 declares over and over that 'God said' and then 'God saw.' As His children, we believe we have been given the same power what we speak, we see.  Karen and I guard our words carefully …