Proverbs 19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. (NLT)
Philippians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (NIV)
Luke 12:31 But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. (NIV)
Malachi 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so there will be enough food in my Temple. If you do,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, “I will open the windows of heaven for you. I will pour out a blessing so great you won’t have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put me to the test! (NLT)
2 Kings 4:1 The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.” (NIV)
3 Mindset Shifts You Have To Make To Own Your Finances
1. Own the overwhelmed mindset
2. Own the poverty mindset
2 Kings 4:2 Elisha replied to her, “How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?” “Your servant has nothing there at all,” she said, “except a small jar of olive oil.” (NIV)
3. Own the “This is too much work” mindset
2 Kings 4:3–7 3 Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. 6 When all the jars were full, she said to her son, “Bring me another one.” But he replied, “There is not a jar left.” Then the oil stopped flowing. 7 She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.” (NIV)
Work The Biblical Plan
1. Track your income and your spending
2. Save $1,000 in an emergency fund
3. Pay off your consumer debt from smallest to largest
4. Save 3 to 6 months in an emergency fund
5. Start tithing now
6. Live with margin
