Week 7

YOU CAN SURVIVE A FINANCIAL MELTDOWN

By Sandra Clifton, D.Min.

 

Begin your study by reading “You Can Survive a Financial Meltdown” by Deborah McNaughton (SpiritLed Woman magazine, Aug/Sept 2006).

 

Introduction

If the bottom were to drop out from under you financially today, would you know what to do? Did you know that you can stand on God’s Word as your foundation, for strength and protection? Let His Word guide you and give you the strength and peace you might need for any daily financial challenge.

 

What God Says

Read Ps. 91:1-6.

 

Write out Ps. 91:1.

 

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 each Scripture is showing you regarding finding strength and protection in God and how you can apply each to financial challenges.

 

Ps. 91:1-6:_______________________________________________________

 

Ps. 23:4:________________________________________________________

 

Is. 26:3-4:________________________________________________________

 

Matt. 11:28-30:____________________________________________________

Application

Below are scripture listings. They match the themes listed below them (of course they are out of order and it is up to you to find which listing matches the paraphrased theme). Place the letter of the scripture onto the blank next to the theme. Look up the scriptures and see how well you did (hopefully). Write them down and memorize the whole scriptures, as well as the themes for each so that you will know what they mean and can recall them when ministering to others.

 

Ps. 91:1

Ps. 23:4

Matt. 11:29

Isaiah. 26: 3

 

 

_____In the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil.

 

_____those who dwell in the secret place of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

 

_____The Lord will keep you in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him.

 

______If we come to Him (those of us who labor and are heavy laden), He will give us rest.

 

 

For Group Study

Begin your group time by reading aloud Matt. 11:28-30. Discuss verse by verse what it all might mean and how to apply these verses to real-life situations.

Encourage testimonies from the group members as to how they received rest and peace from the Lord when they turned to Him and took His yoke upon them. Discuss as well what that particular phrase might mean, using the modern day analogy and symbol of what a yoke is and how it might apply to the image of our taking His yoke upon us.

Close the group session in prayer with thankfulness that we truly can come to Him at any time for any thing and that He will carry the burden and make a way through the darkest of hours, giving us a miracle!

 

Prayer

Memorize Matt. 11:28-30. Read it as part of your prayer and then thank Him that as you take His yoke upon you that you are finding complete rest and peace for your soul. Thank Him that all of your needs are met, your prayers are answered, and that He is making a way for you to walk in victory over all financial challenges this day (and in the future)!