Well, that's an attention getting title. Not that anyone reads this, but it helps me find things later. Melanie and I finished our fourth class of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University on Tuesday night and I am fired up! As Dave was laying down the smack, it hit me like a hammer, this is God's plan. Dave doesn't pull any punches, he is constantly quoting from the bible to back what he is teaching. I don't know if he was preaching more than usual or it was just me, but it really sunk in, this is God's plan. Dave just put it in a very fun easy way to learn it. If we continue to use our money in a way that does not align with God's word, we are hypocrites.
As I was thinking about FPU this week, I remembered this quote that I heard on DC Talks Jesus Freak CD, so I looked it up to see who it was that said it. This is a fantastic and humbling quote.
The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians: who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, walk out the door, and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable.~ Brennan Manning
God has been working on me all year about the need for my speech and actions to align with scripture. If what I am doing or saying doesn't align with scripture I need to change. If I truly believe God's word then I need to live it.
What has me so fired up about FPU isn't the idea of being debt free with a huge bank account someday, although that's not a bad thing, it's the chance to tell people how and why. Money is such a huge deal in all our lives. If we are in a position that we are handling our money well, hopefully it will open doors to talk with people about it. When I do get that chance, I can tell them that I am doing what the bible says and that's why it works.
Trying to be believable,
Brent.
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