Memorial Day weekend - the kick-off of summer, a time for BBQ's, swimming...and monsters!(?) At The Journey on Sunday, we explored three monsters that try to eat us up by getting us to live in such a way that we drown in debts - the plastic-people-eater, the media monster, and the budget boogeyman - all who work with the creature from the cash lagoon to get us drowning and living ineffectively. It was a great day, as we looked at practical ways from the book of Proverbs to deal with financial issues in our lives and learn to avoid the pitfalls of bad financial management.
[As an addendum to Sunday's message, we offered a Budget course on Tuesday, May 29th, from Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University, and about 20 people showed up. The information was FANTASTIC as we learned about telling EVERY dollar where to go in your budget - a much needed lesson for my own finances. Good job for those of you who decided to take the extra step, and may God reward you as you pursue Godly management of the resources God has given to you.]
On top of the good word, on Sunday we intro'd the song From the Inside Out and I believe it was received well (see previous post for words and video). But the worship, specifically in the 2nd service was phenomenal today. THANK YOU for coming ready to worship God together.
GREAT day here at The Journey - we had 164 - and it is exciting for me to see God shaping so many in this area of finances. We cannot pursue wisdom enough, especially in the area of our resources. Since Sunday's message was almost exclusively from Proverbs, let me share with you one passage from Proverbs 8:17-21 - this is Wisdom speaking about resources:
17 “I (Wisdom) love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me. 18 I have riches and honor, as well as enduring wealth and justice. 19 My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver! 20 I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice. 21 Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.
May we discover the very heart of God as we seek His ways in every area of our lives...
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