"If you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon (wealth), who will commit to your trust the true riches?" Luke 16:12
We wrapped up the Realizing Rich series by looking at why this issue of money and riches is so important: because God uses riches to test you and He will hold you accountable to what you do with it.
The way to fail? BELIEVING THAT "MORE" IS ALWAYS FOR ME.
The way to pass? BECOMING INTENTIONAL AND ABOVE AVERAGE GIVERS.
Read More"...he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful." Matthew 13:22
What did Jesus mean by that? What does "the deceitfulness of riches" mean? There's no way that applies to me. Right???
Part 2 of Realizing Rich and this week we examine that question. What is "the deceitfulness or riches" and could it be possible that I am falling for it without evening realizing it? In the message, I speak about 3 ways to tell whether or not that "deceitfulness" is affecting me.
Read MoreIf I don’t FEEL RICH,
I’ll continually try to GET RICH,
Never recognizing that I am ALREADY RICH,
Which means I will always LIVE POOR.
We kicked off a new series yesterday called Realizing Rich and in it, we're trying to answer a question that you may never thought to answer before: WHAT IS RICH?
"Rich" is something we're all after right? So how do we know when we've gotten there? And is there any chance that we're actually already there and just don't know it yet?
Read MoreIt's time to get back to work! After a 2 week break, we got back into the swing of things yesterday with Part 3 in the Burnt Out: Finding Peace on Earth series. This week our topic was MARGIN IN OUR FINANCES (aka, our MONEY!).
What's more important: our standard of living? Or quality of life? Are the two the same? Are they correlated? Why does it even matter how I spend my money? Could the way I manage my finances really have that great an impact on my ability to be a disciple of Christ?
All that and more in this week's message - including my 5 step strategy to help you figure out the first steps to building financial margin. Enjoy!
Happiness. Everyone wants it. Many people define happiness in a certain way, claiming that they have the ‘secret to happiness’. The dictionary defines ‘being happy’ as ‘feeling or showing pleasure or contentment’.
In today’s world, it is becoming more and more difficult to define what happiness is. Personally, I've struggled with defining the concept of happiness. I don't remember anyone ever teaching me what 'happy' meant.
But as a little girl, I felt happy. I was satisfied with my life and I felt at peace. Looking back now, I wonder how I could have been happy. My family was not well-off, and we didn't have much. I wore my sister’s hand-me-downs, and I didn't own any toys. My family never went on vacations, and we didn't eat out at restaurants.
Yet, as a small child, I didn't feel as though I was missing out on anything. I made use of what I did have - a loving family and a wonderful church community. I had clothes to keep me warm, and even the hand-me-downs felt new to me!
Read MoreRound two of Spiritual Sweat at STSA. This week's topic, SIMPLICITY - a message that we all NEED to hear, even though we probably don't WANT to hear. Take a listen and see for yourself.
