“Why Does Fear Make So Many Money Decisions?” - Week 3 - Blesssed

Like it or not, the way we approach money is way more emotional than it is logical. A lot of our budgeting is an attempt to access one feeling or avoiding another. We think – “If I lease this, I’ll look good.” "If I save that, I’ll feel secure.” “If I invest here, I’ll have influence.” We don’t all have the same impulses, but we are motivated by the same mechanism: fear. We’re afraid if we took advice from God about money, He’d eventually ask us to give in ways that threaten our sense of security. And He probably will. So why would listening be worth it?