I have hidden Thy word in my heart.
(Picture by Lisa R)

This may be the earliest I have posted my DAY blog. Normally I post my devotion first, then look for how God has used what He taught me to get me closer to His goal for me through out the day. Then I post what I have learned. Today we are combining the two. Why? Because my devotion is my lesson today. I woke this morning sensing that this day needed to belong to God (everyday should, sadly I am not that disciplined). It felt like God was saying we need to do some housekeeping. Internal work is never easy, because you have to be honest about your short comings, You have to admit and accept the area in which you fail, thus giving God the opportunity to step in and fix. My area of struggle finances. Just for the record I am not a shopaholic. I don’t just spend without thought. No, my issue is that I am not wise with what I have, and thus with very good intentions, I make really bad choices. Not sure how many people can relate, but since this a confession of sorts, I shall plow forth as though I am the only one (doesn’t that sentence make me sound old, and wise… 😉 ). Today I spend several hours going through the Bible, seeing what God says about money. Here’s what I discovered about me, I use my money unwisely out of fear. Instead of trusting that God will take care of me, when I use my money the way He says. I get scared that I won’t have enough to meet the bills, and take care of the needs. Therefore, I follow my plan, which ironically makes my fears come true. Today God posed this question to my heart: “What if you just trusted Me? What if you lived using your money as though you genuinely believed I would do what I said concerning it?” Ouch! Crushed and humbled… humbled that God would even take the time to pose this question to me. Crushed because I knew my choices were wrong, but still persisted in them. I learned a long time ago to not make promises to God, because I tend to break them. Today instead of a promise I asked for strength to commit to Him. Boldness to step out and trust Him to do what He says, and wisdom to follow through. We all have short comings, areas in our life that we need to admit exists. Let God take His broom to it.

“Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it” (Proverbs 12:11).

So what’s my plan of attack? Let God continue to clean house (no matter how painful it may be).

Some scriptures about money:

Exodus 22:25-27

Proverbs 17:16

Ecclesiastes 5:10,12

Matthew 6:24

Matthew 21:12-13

Mark 12:41-44

Luke 3:14

Hebrews 13:5

Revelation 3:17