Overcoming Financial Burdens and Worry

Let's ask two questions of ourselves.

Am I in this situation because I made a decision that counters God’s principles?

Am I in this situation so that God may be glorified through my trust in Him?

I can remember numerous times when things were not going financially 'smooth.' Let me share one.

At one point, when we were tight on our finances, things started to break down.. I first checked my life to see if I was doing anything wrong. I couldn't find any sin that could be the problem.Meanwhile the car, the appliances, small items, etc... all were breaking down. The anxious thoughts began to mount up. "How am I going to care for this?" "Can I fix that?" How much is a new one?"

I couldn't really do much about it. We not only had bills piling up but things breaking down.

Some of the truths I am teaching during this seminar were fresh in my mind at that time. So I decided to thank the Lord for all the things breaking down. The Lord says, "In everything give thanks." So during family devotions, I without notice started to give thanks going through this long list. When I got half way through my mental list of broken things, the children started giggling and then laughing during my prayer. They knew what was broking down but never saw broken things as reason to give thanks to God .

I didn't have any solutions, but instead I focused on our weaknesses. Once I humbled myself, I could then turn my eyes to God's faithfulness. Not long after, we started to see all these things starting to get fixed or replaced in one way or another.