MoneyWalk 127 People Perish For Lack Of Knowledge
This program will help you undo financial bondage.
Many people fail to rid themselves of destructive lifestyles and habits. This rings true for their finances as well as other areas of their lives. Here are three groups that fit this picture.
The first group contains people who go through life unsaved and on their way to Hell while at the same time experiencing financial defeat and its pressure and stress, except for the few handouts people give them from time to time, that never seem to help better their situation. Some in this group, at some point in life, usually make a move toward Jesus Christ because their situation dictates they try something to pull themselves out of despair. They must be careful to truly accept Him as Savior and LORD in their hearts instead of simply accepting Him in confession with an aim to turn their situation around and then walk out on Him after they get the goods.
The second group consists of people who are unsaved and monetarily do well on earth. Though they do well financially and some may even be rich, they’re in poverty because they fail to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and LORD. They are eternally doomed no matter how much money, fame, or power they have in this life. In fact, many people that make it into this group never escape from eternal death to gain eternal life in Christ because they let themselves be blinded by their position of ease and great blessing in this world.
They tend to be self-centered and success oriented at all costs with an attitude that they are self-sufficient and need no one, especially a God they cannot see with their natural eyes. They generally feel they have made it on their own and that they can always persuade other people, when necessary to get what they want. They have great skill and platforms that could be used to spread the gospel and build the Kingdom of God in the hearts of men, but for reasons noted above they consider their highest priority to be amassing great wealth so they can live by their own rules and desires.?
The third group consists of people who accept Christ as Savior and are on their way to Heaven, yet they are financially defeated and depressed except for the few times when someone gives them a few dollars here or there to momentarily ease their state of poverty on earth. People in this group must be careful not to allow their seemingly endless woes to move them to give up their confession of faith in Christ. They should seek to know Him better in order to better steward His possessions and receive the rewards thereof.
While I'd rather be in the third group than in the first two groups, I can do much better in this life than just being saved and on my way to Heaven while living defeated on earth. In this very short existence on earth, I help fund the gospel in my community and around the world and serve as an intentional ambassador for Christ to tens of thousands of people. God planned a level of wealth for every believer! I desire to follow the Holy Spirit’s guidance, by putting myself in a position, through good stewardship of time, talents, money, and possessions He entrusts to me, to obtain the wealth He planned for me for the glory of God and benefit of His kingdom.
Due to the earthly and/or eternal calamity awaiting people in the first three groups who are unrepentant of their sin and/or ignorant of their need for Christ’s power in their lives, I have chosen to be part of a fourth group - those who accept Christ and position themselves to receive heavenly treasures for the up-building of His kingdom.
There is also a danger to people in this group. They must not let the deceitfulness of riches, power, fame, and position captivate them so much that they discard humility toward God and man and begin to seek wealth at any cost or fail to use it according to His will. Otherwise, they may wind up like Demas, who followed the Apostle Paul for many years, but then left the LORD and the ministry because he loved the things of the world far more. Oh, what great blessing and rewards one has in eternity who does not turn his back on the LORD and His people!?
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The Bible identifies lifestyle and financial principles we need to govern time, talent, money, and possessions. However, you must study His word and then show yourself approved by using them in order to better yourself and your finances. Otherwise, you will suffer or perish on earth and/or in eternity! So, quickly commit to an ongoing personal relationship with Jesus Christ and seek to move into the fourth group, so God can use you in ever greater ways to bring His will to pass.
Psalms 2:11-12, Proverbs 29:18, Matthew 8:25, 1Corinthians 8:10-13, 2Peter 3:9
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The book at the link below provides principles and practical steps that help you use the Power To Get Wealth. By 1992, we had $135,000 of debt and a negative $35,000 net worth. Financial bondage and turmoil led me to seek principles and a process for employing good stewardship. As a result, we became constructively debt-free in 1998, mortgage free January 2004, millionaires in 2012, multi-millionaires shortly thereafter, and retired in 2018 in my mid-fifties from public servant jobs while giving abundantly to fund the gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ. The same power is available to you!
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