Sometimes good sound financial sense needs to be undertstood when facing the decision to invest in your future. My wife and I have been making choices based on leading people in the financial fields who have displayed Christian principles such as Dave Ramsey
, Larry Burkett
, Ron Blue
, and the man who wrote the above article in the given link, Austin Pryor
.Here's the thing about our current financial turmoil.
- Our economy has not collapsed.
- Until every company in the United States shuts down or is taken over by the government, we are doing good.
- This too shall end.
"But you have lots of money!" No. I am a full-time minster on a part-time salary and my wife is a school teacher who gets furlough days frequently due to our government's mishandling of funds.
We started the Dave Ramsey "baby steps" several years ago, paid off all our debt (except our home) and have been living by a budget. From the insight of John Wesley, we earn as much as we can, save as much as we can, and we give as much as we can. God has never failed us, and when you put true faith in Him, He will never fail you either.
Take a look at the above link and enjoy the peace of mind that only comes from a living Savior! I am going to try to be more frequent in my posts. I start classes this weekend and am getting involved in a number of new areas to help our church ministry. So keep checking back frequently for updates and hopefully more commentary from Matthew (I have several prepared but I am trying to work out my new schedules). Thanks for reading and leave a comment or two if you have questions or added material.
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