Posted by vicki on Jan 12, 2012 in
Personal Growth Stuff,
Scripture stuff More on finances and money from the Scriptures to help us calibrate as we start the New Year:
But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard it is for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!- Mark 10:24
When we trust in anything but God, we’re on shaky ground- especially when we trust in money. Take a minute to examine your heart and turn your trust towards God.
Posted by vicki on Jan 5, 2012 in
Personal Growth Stuff,
Scripture stuff I will be doing a series of posts on money. We’ll be looking at Scripture’s advice on finances and praying for God to calibrate us according to His will.
Scripture 1 comes from the Parable of the Sower (a parable about hearing the Word of the Kingdom):
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that hearth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.- Matthew 13:22
According to Jesus in this parable, there are 2 things that can choke the Word that is trying to grow (like a seed) in a person’s heart:
-cares about the world
-deceitfulness of riches
We can easily be snookered into worrying about life and expenses. We can start to believe that if we had just a little more money, we could relax and be happy. It never happens- something always comes up that requires even more money… This is the deceitfulness of riches.
On the other hand, Jesus told about the person who had a listening/receiving heart, who was blessed by God:
But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and undertandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. -Matthew 22:23
Experiment:
Try asking God to make you to be good soil!
We all need times of revival in our own personal lives- times we feel dry or disconnected from God.
The New Year is a great time to begin to pray for personal revival. Simply ask God to “revive you again”. Take this scripture to Him and ask it as a gift for yourself.
Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? -Psalm 85:6