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Week 3 SPRING CLEANING FOR
YOUR FINANCES (Part 1) By Sandra Clifton, D.Min. Begin
your study by reading “Spring Cleaning for Your Finances” by Catherine Eagan (SpiritLed Woman magazine, April/May
2007). Introduction
How
are things on the home front financially? How would you like to go from merely
“surviving” to “thriving”? You can! God’s Word will show you how to become a
wise steward of your money and finances. And it will show you how to prosper! What
God Says
Read: Deut.
8:18. Write it out. Think on what that means and how it might
apply to you and your life.
Deeper
Insight
Read the following Scriptures (in New King James Version), as the exercises to follow will be based on that). Make brief notes of what God’s Word says in these passages about finances in general. Prov. 27:23-24: ___________________________________________________ Matt. 6:33: _______________________________________________________ Luke 19:17: ______________________________________________________ Application Below are three Scriptures (NKJV) taken from the
previous Deeper Insight section. After each one, in the spaces provided, write
down what you feel God is telling you about your personal financials. Write
down each verse on a 3x5 card and memorize them, as powerful reminders in your
day that God is over your finances! Prov. 27: 23: “Be diligent to know the state of
your flocks. And attend to your herds; for riches are not forever. . . .” What is God saying to
me in this Scripture about my approach to finances?
________________________________________________________________ Matt. 6:33: “ But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” What is God saying to
me in this Scripture about my approach to finances?
________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Luke 19:17: “And He said to him, “Well done,
good servant; because you were faithful in very little, have authority over ten
cities.” What is God saying to
me in this Scripture about my approach to finances?
________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ For Group Study Begin
your group time by reading aloud Matt. 6:33. Go around the group and have each
one share what this passage of Scripture means to them. Then share testimonies
of how when they put God and His kingdom first, truly “all these things” were
added to their lives—that they were blessed!
End the meeting by taking prayer requests, and then pray
that the Lord will help everyone present to put Him first and that everyone
will see just how He will meet every need in their lives, turning around things
for some who are expecting a miracle!
Prayer Memorize Matt. 6:33. Read it as part of your prayer. Ask the Lord to help you seek His kingdom first over all things. Thank Him that all of your concerns, needs, and prayers will be met, as you seek His kingdom first! |
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