GET GOD INVOLVED IN YOUR FINANCES

TUESDAY AUGUST 11

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give.” 2Co 9:7 NIV

God can be sitting on the sidelines watching you struggle financially or actively involved as your financial partner. It all depends on what kind of steward you are. Your finances are yet another area of life where you can begin to experience an interactive relationship with your heavenly Father. But if you want God involved in your finances, you need to put your finances to work for God’s interests. “Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well” (Mt 6:33 NIV). That means you need to give. And you can start with what He’s already given you. That might mean a percentage of your next paycheck or a part of your net worth. Wherever the voice of generosity leads you, you need to follow it. Again, this isn’t about giving to get. It’s about neutralizing the fears that have been hindering the spirit of generosity inside you. It’s about discovering the thrill of taking part in God’s plan and experiencing the security that comes from knowing that your provider is the One who owns all provisions. When you sow, God shows up in amazing ways. “God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes, you will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous” (2Co 9:10-11 NLT). Once you experi- ence the perfect provision of a loving heavenly Father, your fears will begin to evaporate.