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"Take a lesson from the ants." Pr 6:6 NLT"Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learnfrom their ways and become wise! Though they haveno prince or governor or ruler to make them work,they labor hard all summer, gathering food for thewinter. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?When will you wake up? A little extra sleep, a littlemore slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-then povertv will pounce on vou like a bandit: scarcitvwill attack vou like an armed robber" (vv. 6-11 NLT).The winter season of your life is coming, and you needto be prepared for it. Eighty-five out of one hundredAmericans end up with less than $1.000 cash insavings by the time they're sixty-five. That's one-thirdof what residents in Germany save, and one-tenth ofwhat people in Japan save. Any fool can spend money,but it takes a wise person to save some as well. Aftersitting at his calculator for about three hours and notsaying a word, a guy looked up and said to his wife,"Honey, if we continue to save at our present rate, bythe time I retire, we're going to owe $700,000." Thekey to getting ahead in life financially is to spend less,save more, and avoid getting ripped off. Instead ofsaying, "I'm going to start saving someday," startgiving God 10 percent, saving 10 percent, and livingoff the rest. And one more thought: The word discipleand word discipline sound alike-because they arealike. When you discipline yourself financially, you'repracticing true discipleship, and God will bless you forSpend less, save more.Send us Fan MailSupport the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!