ARE YOU TIRED, YET? by Joyce C Lock
Are you tired of having more days at the end of the month
than money? Perhaps you've missed family time due to overtime ~
just to make ends meet. Maybe, your credit card bills are
rising, too. Only, Murphy's Laws go into effect about the time
you'd intended to keep your word and pay on your debt. Suppose
you borrowed from Peter to pay Paul, then failed at keeping your
word to Peter, too. Exhausting creative ideas to your financial
dilemma, the end of your rope could be near.
Are you ready to give up and admit the solution is beyond
your control? That would be a really good place to start.
Because then, we're ready to look higher for answers.
Our enemy is the same one it always was. "The thief cometh
not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy" (John 10:10)
and he can not be dealt with by earthly methods. That's why God
gave us 'how-to's', like this one.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another:
for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:8
Are we listening, really listening? Or, are we still in the
mode of learning everything the hard way? If you want the
answer, pay attention.
Owe no man any thing ...
Not if the car breaks down, the furnace goes out, or anything
else goes wrong. God isn't kidding. Don't forget that He gets
jealous. Your faith, for the remainder of your needs, is to be
placed in none other than Him. If you have a debt to pay, pay it
first and don't make any more debts.
But to love one another ...
If another is left holding the bag (so to speak), likely
putting them in a financial bind because you didn't make
payment(s), you have multiplied your bondage and theirs. And,
God cares about them, too. Thus, you have not really loved
anyone ~ not even yourself.
For he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
In loving God, we will love others and only by loving others
can we truly love ourselves. In following the above, you will
have fulfilled the requirement/met the provision for God's
blessings in overcoming financial bondage.
And, once you set your path in this direction, you will be
amazed and so blessed, step by step, at God's creative solutions.
Your money will stretch further, you'll need less of it, and your
debts will gradually become smaller. Then, once you experience
the wonderful freedom of being debt free, you'll wonder how you
could have ever chosen any other way.
Once we have nothing left to lose, we discover God's answers
work!
About the Author:
Joyce C. Lock is a published author, poet, and columnist.
In addition, she founded and maintains the email ministries
"Heavenly Inspirations"
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HeavenlyInspirations/ and
"Share a Smile" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smilesharing/ .
Joyce's writings encourage us in our relationship with God and
each other.
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