THREE HABITS OF THE FINANCIALLY FIT (4 OF 4)
by Scott Maze
Scripture: Proverbs 6:6-11
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Three Habits of the Financially Fit (4 of 4)
Series: Financial Fitness: Wisdom from Proverbs
Scott Maze
Selected Proverbs
Leon and Angie were friends of my wife and me from our time in Borger, TX. Angie writes, ''In 2000, we had 3 children graduate from college: one from undergraduate, one from law school, and one from graduate school. Free from nine years of triple tuition at private universities, I thought we were rich! For the next seven years I spent all the money that had been going for college. My husband had wanted us to live on a budget for thirty years, but I kept asking, 'What does that mean?''' Then in 2007, Leon fell and broke his shoulder and the couple had $20,000 in medical expenses with no insurance. All of sudden, this empty nester couple got serious about a spending plan. Let's circle back to Leon and Angie in a few moments.
Today, we conclude a four-week series entitled Financially Fit. The Book of Proverbs is Principles from heaven for life on earth. Today, I want you to assist you in building a personal plan for your financial decisions. A week ago, we witnessed two attitudes of the financially fit.\Today, I want to build on last week by causing us to see three habits of the financially fit. And I want to equip you with the tools you'll need to achieve financial peace.
1. The Financially Fit Work Hard
''The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame'' (Proverbs 10:3-5). Take note: poverty is not shameful but instead, but laziness is shameful. In verse five, the lazy son is one who sleeps when he should be working - and his laziness is an embarrassment to his parents. This type of person is lazy, careless, and negligent. When the time comes to work hard, he or she is nowhere to be found. It's the picture of a person w ...
Series: Financial Fitness: Wisdom from Proverbs
Scott Maze
Selected Proverbs
Leon and Angie were friends of my wife and me from our time in Borger, TX. Angie writes, ''In 2000, we had 3 children graduate from college: one from undergraduate, one from law school, and one from graduate school. Free from nine years of triple tuition at private universities, I thought we were rich! For the next seven years I spent all the money that had been going for college. My husband had wanted us to live on a budget for thirty years, but I kept asking, 'What does that mean?''' Then in 2007, Leon fell and broke his shoulder and the couple had $20,000 in medical expenses with no insurance. All of sudden, this empty nester couple got serious about a spending plan. Let's circle back to Leon and Angie in a few moments.
Today, we conclude a four-week series entitled Financially Fit. The Book of Proverbs is Principles from heaven for life on earth. Today, I want you to assist you in building a personal plan for your financial decisions. A week ago, we witnessed two attitudes of the financially fit.\Today, I want to build on last week by causing us to see three habits of the financially fit. And I want to equip you with the tools you'll need to achieve financial peace.
1. The Financially Fit Work Hard
''The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame'' (Proverbs 10:3-5). Take note: poverty is not shameful but instead, but laziness is shameful. In verse five, the lazy son is one who sleeps when he should be working - and his laziness is an embarrassment to his parents. This type of person is lazy, careless, and negligent. When the time comes to work hard, he or she is nowhere to be found. It's the picture of a person w ...
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