Breaking Through to Financial Freedom (series)

Breaking through to financial freedom is a journey, a path to knowing Christ more intimately and being financially free to serve God. Majority of our thinking towards financial freedom is expecting to do whatever we want, when we want.

• {Reflect} A few weeks ago, when the Mega Ball State Lotto was up to $640 million dollars jackpot the peoples reaction was huge! Everyone was buying a ticket or two, but when they were waiting in line some news reporter asked, "what would you do with all that money, if you won?" A lot of the peoples first responses were self priority; as getting a new house, a new car, plastic surgery etc.(material things). What if we paused and acknowledge God and told the news reporter, "with all that money we will serve God first."

To help break this kinda of thinking, is to renew your mind and heart onto God's word.

1. Transfer ownership to God. Recognize that God really owns what you have and that includes your family as well as your time and things. Recognize this biblical principle or it will be impossible to free yourself financially. "The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it." (Psalm 24:1 NASB)
2.  Get out of debt. Break the habits that keep you in debt – like spending more than you earn and borrowing. Save so you don’t have to borrow. "Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and turmoil with it." (Proverbs 15:16 NASB)
3.  Accept God’s provision for you. God is wiser than you are and He will provide for your needs just as He promised. "Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ "(Matthew 6:31 NASB) 
4. Refuse temptations to make hasty financial decisions. Don’t buy into get-rich-quick schemes or be pressured to make quick decisions based on incomplete information. "The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, but everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty." (Proverbs 21:5 NASB)
5. Strive for excellence in all you do. Set high standards for yourself and your family. Humility doesn’t mean second best. "Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking the utterance of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever." (1 Peter 4:11 NASB)
6. Seek contentment through your relationship with God. A discontented spirit produces greed and covetousness. Contentment results from a proper relationship with God based on accepting the lifestyle that He has made provision for in your life. "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need." (Philippians 4:11-12 NASB)
7. Believe God’s promise that your needs will be met. Sometimes He’ll do this through the abundance of others; however, He never promises to provide equally for everyone. As a Christian, learn to accept God’s provision for you, because it is clear evidence of the role He has designed for you in His plan. Accept His provision without resentment because, "At this present time your abundance being a supply for their need, so that their abundance also may become a supply for your need, that there may be equality." (2 Corinthians 8:14 NASB)

From a article posted by Focus on the Family, "Financial Freedom God's Way" by Harvey Nowland, has shown us seven biblical values that will help retrain our thinking and putting our trust into God.