God Money...does that sound like two opposing forces in your life. Many feel the pull of trying to be a good steward of God's time, talent and finances. We also feel the push of the world telling us what to do to achieve happiness with our dollars.
Southcrest Baptist Church has embarked on a church wide study of God Money for the beginning of 2011. In addition to studying a great curriculum from Dr. Rick Garner, Sunday school classes have combined. This allows a more seasoned life group to share experiences with a younger life group.
It is a great pairing in our class. Many of us looking forward to our family's futures have the opportunity to learn from others who have been there. Christian families who have put their children through college or who will embark on retirement.
This week's study focused on setting goals and developing a plan to achieve goals. Otherwise known as a budget. Planning is a tough thing for me personally. My husband comes by it naturally, and he actually enjoys speadsheets! But hey, it is a new year, a new study, a new me! Right?
"If it isn't written down, it isn't a goal, it is a wish," the teacher commented. Very true, (I suspect he likes spreadsheets too!). What do you wish for? Do you wish to spend more time with God? Do you wish for better family dynamics? Do you wish for improved finances? Putting a pencil to paper is a transition from a wish to a goal. In the area of finance, that is a budget.
I cannot help but think there has to be some freedom in the discipline of it all. Planning may help avoid a number of accounting pitfalls and may help us tackle a problem in the eye of a financial storm.
Make PLANS to join us for our next session, (Sunday, Feb. 6, 9:15-ish) about purposeful spending and debt. "Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself," Matt 6:34. Dr. Garner reminds us, "Jesus said do not worry...not...do not plan."
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