The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
John 10:10 (NKJV)
The rich rules over the poor, And the borower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV)
You can’t be a servant to anything, except Christ, and live an abundant life. Debt has stolen, killed and destroyed families and marriages. Research that made us take an honest look at our financial position included:
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Psychology Today reports that the #1 cause of divorce in America is money conflicts.
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The Barna Group reports that 9% of born again Christians tithed their income to local churches in 2004.
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Census Bureau reported that the average household income in America from 2002-2004 was $44,473.
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USA Today reports that the average household has $84,454 of personal debt.
I just realized that if we continued in the direction we were going, we would definately not be able to experience any form of abundant life in our finances. Our debt prevented us from contributing to retirement, saving for kid’s college and giving to our local church.
It was slow and silent. The death of our hopes and dreams didn’t come crashing down in an instant, they were slowly but surely eroding away because we were not diligent in handling our resources that God provided.
We invite you to check in periodically and if God lays it on your heart to be better steward of His blessings, we hope you find the information here helpful.
