Christian Money Strategies Part I

These Christian Money Strategies will give you guidance for financial success based upon the Christian ethic.

These are real-life scenarios, with each story short but powerful. Should you identify with any of the situations, please note the solution and implement it into your daily routine for success.

 No. 1 Of Christian Money Strategies:

Keep A Single Mind Toward Your Goals!

The key verse for this story is James 1:5-8.

James gives us an important spiritual law that is paramount to our success and which makes it the key for this and many other wealthy living strategies.

We're told not to be double-minded because it causes us to be unstable. Such people don't do well in life.

I mention this important Biblical law throughout this site, but what does it mean exactly concerning our finances?

It's a powerful law that will either work for or against you. I'll show you in this short story how it can or is affecting you right now if you're not following it daily.

A particular woman I've known for some time had a problem with this principle, and when it was pointed out to her, she resisted any attempts to help her change.

For ten years she worked hard as an internet entrepreneur, but to her dismay, with little or no success. She couldn't understand it because she knew and understood (she thought) the principles of faith.

She spent what little money she could afford and many laborious hours keeping up with all the latest internet marketing techniques, creating and recreating, but nothing changed for her until one day when she had an illuminating thought.

She remembered a business she had created in the past that had been a phenomenal success almost from day one. She examined her past circumstances with her present failures and realized the crux of her problem.

When she began her current business, she began with the idea that if it didn't work out right away like her first business had, she would quickly transform it into another business that looked more promising for making an income.

She kept surfing the internet to get ideas for the best business when all along she had ONE. She listened to all the success gurus turning her thinking from one idea to the next until she was ready to give up.

The difference from her past success to her present failure was that she began her first business with only one idea in which she was sure she could become an expert because she loved it. Also by careful research, she found that others loved it too.

Secondly, she had no other intention than to make her business a success. Nothing could persuade her otherwise, not even the negativity of her doubting relatives.

Immediately she began receiving orders for her product and as time progressed, she created more like products. Her business grew in leaps and bounds and before she knew it, she was making more money than she had ever made in her life.

After ten years of great success, her business began to decline. With a little reflection, she realized what had gone wrong. It wasn't her product because her competitors were still going strong.

If you guessed it was because she lost her single-mindedness about her business, you're absolutely right. She remembered thinking that because she was doing so well and because she had never had such great success, it might not last. And it didn't!

Wealthy living strategies all encompass this important essence of trusting God to provide our financial, material, spiritual, and intellectual goals so that we can be at peace.

Had she kept her thinking focused upon the idea that she was a success and rich in the moment, she would have ended her business only when she decided she wanted to move onto something else that would benefit her more.

The summary of this strategy is clear. With a single mind for success and the belief that we're already rich today and not in the future, worry and doubt can't steal our success because they'll be eliminated from our thinking.

This also allows us to hear the guidance we need that will give us ideas for growth, new products, new businesses, or the ability to receive a great promotion.

 No. 2 Of Christian Money Strategies:

The Power of Jealousy, Envy, & Covetness

This is one of the most challenging Christian Money strategies for many, yet it's simple to practice.

Am I crazy?  How can there be power in such evil and selfish emotions?

Well, they do have power. Power to fail! They work against wealthy living strategies, so it's important for our success to eliminate them.

But you might ask, "why are some greedy and selfish people wealthy and well respected?"

Having wealth solely for one's own benefit creates an empty life. It also means working harder for money and having to scheme and plot one's way to continual success. This lifestyle causes a continual fear of money loss.

It goes against all wealthy living strategies even though it appears to be working on one's behalf for a time.

It doesn't have to be that way. Really! Creating what you want by faith is the easiest and best way to develop your financial wealth. However it's important to have the attitude of wanting others to be wealthy too. It's also important not to envy what others have, but to be happy for them.

Case in fact: Two of my relatives (married to each other) possess the three G's. Greed, Greed, and more Greed! They coveted what others had and for their increase, they tricked helpless people and the elderly out of their money.

I never once saw them happy for others and in fact they only gave money or help if there was something in it for them.

They had great wealth, but they fought all the time. They hated their daughter, the husband attacked young women and got away with it, and the wife knew it but didn't care. He died a premature death, while the wife continues living, but she's now somewhat feeble minded.

These two people had power, but it was the kind that insidiously tricks one into a false sense of well-being that is only satisfied when taking instead of giving.

What can you give while you're waiting for the manifestation of success? Give well wishes and good thoughts. Train your mind to be happy for others instead of being jealous or wondering why they have at the moment what you don't have and want. It will soon be yours too if you remain happy for others. Faith works by love and not covetness or greed.

Believe that what you've asked God for you have today. Keep your joy flowing.

This is the power you want moving in your life because it will cause your desire to move in your direction faster than if you were jealous and envious of what others have.

How do I know this? It's a spiritual law. I've practiced this principle for years and it feels really great to be happy for others and want the best for them. It also boosts your faith!

Look at all the wealthy people in history. Those who did good for others lived full, productive lives, while those who were mean, and self-serving left a legacy of their misery to future generations of their family.

No. 3 Of Christian Money Strategies

Don't Bite The Hand That Feeds You!

I know what it's like to be at the end of money before all bills are paid. One tends to get protective of every penny.

The mentality gets corrupted by doing this from what God intended for us. Instead of seeing our situation from His point of view, we keep centered upon our lack. This is a failure action that creates fear.

I didn't realize I was operating in this same attitude many years ago while I was using faith for more money. I wondered why God wasn't working on my behalf.

But as usual, I came to realize my situation was due to my lack of understanding the wealthy living success strategies.

One day I caught myself thinking that we might lose our home because our money flow continued to decrease and our savings was all but depleted. I was looking at the circumstances instead of the truth from Phillip. 4:19 that says: "But my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory."

Suddenly, I realized that while I was trusting God for more money, I was pushing His hand away from delivering the increase I needed.

I think there is a phrase, "don't bite the hand that feeds you," if not, well then I just made it up. Anyway, if God says He will provide our need, then He will.

However, when we watch every penny and hold tight to them as if they were our last, we're cutting of our flow of money because we're saying that we don't believe God will take care of us.

This mind-set negates any of the wealthy living strategies that might be in operation in our lives.

Faith that God will provide for us is an action. So take your action of success today by practicing a good budget with the belief that God is going to provide all you desire and more.

As your money increases, so can your budget. When you feel fear about money rearing it's ugly head, replace that thought with the truth that God has already blessed you beyond measure. It's' up to you to take hold of what He has already given you!

This is Kingdom Living.

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