Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast Managing Your Finances Together, Part 2
Fewer things put more strain on a marriage than debt. Whether its… unpaid credit cards, overdue mortgage payments, or student loans … there's a lot of pressure in owing other people money. It’s an overwhelming feeling! In this program, Chip wraps up his series by finishing his talk on marriage and finances. Don’t miss how to dig out of debt, and have a more peaceful home.
How to biblically manage your finances together:
I. The command – All our words and our actions are to be in Jesus’ name. -Colossians 3:17
II. The second most accurate mirrors of our hearts and lives
- Our words -Luke 6:45
- Our money -Matthew 6:19-21
III. A brief overview of biblical finances*
- God owns it all. -Psalm 50:12; James 1:17
- We are stewards, managers, trustees. -Luke 16:1-15
- We will give an account of our stewardship. -Matthew 25:14-30
- Money is powerful and deceptive. -Mark 4:18-19
- Money is the “other god.” -Matthew 6:24
- Giving is God’s antidote to greed and the dangers of idol worship. -1 Timothy 6:17-19
- Debt is dangerous and to be avoided. -Romans 13:8; Proverbs 22:7
- We are to be accurately aware of our financial condition. -Proverbs 27:23
*The Truth About Money by Russ Crosson, CEO of Ron Blue, Inc.
IV. There are only 5 uses of money
- Giving
- Taxes
- Savings
- Debt
- Living
V. Financial freedom requires spending less than one’s income
VI. How to solve “money problems” in your marriage
- It must begin with… “It’s our problem, we will solve it with God’s help.”
- Assessment instead of blaming
- Alignment of values and execution
- Action
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