Lord you are my wealth my treasure my relationship with you is more valuable than anything. Help me to keep all things in proper perspective. Amen
My Everything
I have had nothing but the clothes on my back.
I have had everything anyone could desire.
If I have nothing or everything I really don't lack.
As long as I have You Lord and the Holy Spirit fire.
There is none above You my king.
you are all my heart desires my everything.
You are the reason rich or poor I can sing.
Budget
The first few years my husband and I were married I tried to stay on a pretty strict budget. This was because my husband was just starting out in a new job, and we were starting out our married life with very little. As time went on and my husband earned more money I was given a bigger budget. Today my husband is very generous to me. I no longer have to worry about how much I spend on groceries and other necessities. Up until now I have been having a ball. From the time I was a child until now I never had never been given such a free hand with money. Today during my bible study, which was you guessed it about money I had a real eye opener from the Lord. I had to stop and ask have I been a good steward with the money I am in charge of ? Just because I am given a free hand doesn't me I should go wild. My husband works very hard for that money, and I should love and respect him enough to be careful how I spend it. Saving money is good. You can use what you save to help others and for what ever else the Lord leads you to do. Money can not buy me happiness is either. After all I know what it is like to live on the streets with nothing but the clothes on my back and now I know what it is to have plenty. If I end up back on the street with nothing or if I end up in a mansion I will be happy as long I belong to and still have Jesus. I love my husband, he makes me very happy, but my happiness doesn't depend just on him either. Is found in Jesus. I believe and pray my husband feels the same way, Jesus first. Anyway back to money. So from now on I will search the sales adds carefully, preplan meals, and try to use coupons. Also I will ask myself and God do I really need this? It's ok to get myself something some time but still I need to check my motives. And it wouldn't hurt for me to talk to God about it either.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil... part of 1 Timothy 6:10 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 For godliness with contentment is great gain. 1Timothy 6:6
