Moving Forward Financially - Mark Cerfonteyn

Constant financial stress is so common today. You can’t fully pursue the purposes God has for you if you are always under financial pressures; and if you don’t live by His principles you will end up living by the worlds pressure. (Read Luke 12:13-21 NIV) Here are some principles we can apply to our lives: 1️⃣ God does not measure success the way we measure success. You are more than what you make. Everything we have, God has given us and we are simply stewards of what we have been given. (Read Ecclesiastes 2:11) 2️⃣ God is your source. Everything we have is a result of the blessings God has given us. Yes we have to do the work, but we do not do it all by our own ability and strength - it is God. So don’t just quit, life requires hard work from you, but God is the one who brings the increase. (Read Deuteronomy 8:17-18) 3️⃣ Do you have a plan? Would you trust an investor with your money, if that investor did not have a plan? In the same way God wants to trust us with more, so we need a plan and we need margins. (Read Proverbs 21:20) 3 practical tips to take in our lives: 1. Face the facts (Read Psalm 51:5-6) Only then can we press forward into the best God has for us! 2. Create a plan (Read Proverbs 16:3) Take steps to create margins and make the adjustments that are needed to move forward. 3. Start today (Read James 1:22-25) Put God first today and commit to his principles. It will take courage and consistency, but God will take you from strength to strength as you put Him first.