changes our focus. Having the right perspective of God versus money is key. In fact, Jesus made it clear that you cannot serve two masters.
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” — Matthew 6:24
Therefore, how you deal with money is reflected in your relationship with God. For instance, debt has a negative impact on faith, which is why God hates debt. Now once you to get your finances in order such that you have the freedom to refocus your attention on heavenly riches. This section talks about managing God's money, not yours. If there is only one thing you get out of reading my book, it should be this: God owns everything! The Bible is clear on this concept, and you do not need to worry but count up your act, repent of your poor management, and give your fears to the Lord. They are already forgiven.
“You have been forgiven your past, present, and future sins, your responsibility is to confess them to the Lord.” — 1 John 1:9
As I have stated earlier, do you think you own what already belongs to God. Therefore, how you deal with money is reflected in your relationship with God. For instance, debt has a negative impact on faith, which is why God opposes debt. People get into debt because they are spending more than they can afford, usually on credit. By doing so, we are saying to God that we don't trust Him to provide for us in His timing, and that we need to take things into our own hands. We want what we want when we want it. God's plan is often requires that we wait for certain things so that we
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