When you make the choice to be an Ethical $pender and apply the value of hope to your money beliefs and behaviors, you will discover God’s promise to prosper you and not harm you.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
– Jeremiah
During this COVID-If you are feeling a bit hopeless right now is understandable. During this pandemic there is a lot to question right now. Many people are feeling an increase or newly developed financial stressors. Feeling hopeless about the current social climate have createdyers of questions about the future. how long am I going to make it in this financial situation? Is there going to be enough food? When will I be able to go back to work. What will the future look like? God has not forgotten about you. You might be in good company when you are in a wilderness God is hard at work what God has shown when you are in a wilderness God is hard at work through his scripture when you are in wilderness god is hard a work and is often times more close to you during those times than you can see him in other times. That’s my hope. Not much we have control over. Pressured by stress . using the wilderness to help you grow. The COVID-19 pandemic is your opportunity to get closer to God. To listen for His guidance. To trust His knowledge of your past, present and future.
MONEY BELIEFS
You want those around you to love and respect you. You do not want them to worry about you. You are embarrassed about your financial situation, but if your spouse, children, parents, siblings, friends or coworkers knew how disorganized you are with money, how little you have in savings, how quickly you spend any extra money that comes your way, or how unprepared you are for retirement they would think less of you. Your money beliefs reflect that fear:
- You have convinced yourself that “I am just not good with money. It overwhelms me.”
- Your parents never taught you how to handle money and it’s too complicated to learn now
- It is important to give the impression to those around you that everything is fine so they do not judge or abandon you
- It is rude to talk about money. Within your family and culture it is inappropriate to talk about money.
MONEY BEHAVIORS
You want those around you to view you as an intelligent, responsible, and successful person. Your money behaviors reflect that fear.
- You buy the right toys for our kids, we say yes to the new car, the vacation, the get together at our favorite restaurant
- You live well, dress well and give great gifts to people you love without first seeing what you can afford
- You habitually spend money you don’t have and then painfully finagle your way through the eventual consequence
- You do not talk honestly about your financial choices with anyone, not even yourself