Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. ~ Psalm 127:1
We are giving a teaching on debt & finances tonight and I was thinking about this scripture, about how if God is not in the midst, not in the planning, not in at all, then the paper on which you plan out your budget isn’t worth more than paper, itself. As I was typing up the notes, in preparation for tonight, I took a brief glance at Facebook and saw that Pastor Alex’s blog had a quote about this very thing. “’Everyone was trying to dig out from under their mountain of debt; some made it but many did not’...I asked Pam how they had managed to keep their place…Pam said, ‘We got on our knees and asked God to help us keep our farm,’” (http://belifegiving.blogspot.com/2011/12/be-holy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FVTVHC+%28Be+Life+Giving%29).
To some, just making ends meet, living paycheck to paycheck and feeling like you can’t breathe is like keeping a farm. To others, it’s getting out of debt, out from under the mountain of creditors who call you each and every month. And to each one, the Bible says there is hope! Psalm 138:8 promises, “The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.” It is not by my strength or my planning or my calculations that will make it all work out. No, it is by the Lord’s strength and plan alone that His plans will succeed. Whatever you are planning, whatever you are hoping for, whatever you desire, be sure you’ve included the Lord in your plans; for it is by His strength and guidance that your path will be made straight. He will give you the answers you seek and the power to see them through.
When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted. ~ Psalm 138:3
~Heather Potts~
