Much of who your husband is and what he experiences in life is wrapped up in how he relates to his finances. Is he giving or miserly? Is he thankful or envious of others? Is money a blessing or a curse? Is he wise or reckless with what he has? Is he in agreement with you as to how it is to be spent, or does your marriage exhibit financial strife? Nothing puts more pressure on a marriage than financial irresponsibility, lack of money, and huge debt. Only when we recognise that all we have comes from God and seek to make Him Lord over it can we avoid the pitfalls that money, or the lack of it, brings.
So many money problems can be solved by putting all finances under God's covering and doing what He says to do with them. That means giving when He says to give. When you do, God promises to deliver you, protect you, bless you, heal you, and keep you alive. When you don't, you will experience the same desolation the poor do. "Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor will also cry himself and not be heard" (Proverbs 21:13). Not giving cuts off your own ability to enjoy what you have and leads to lifelong difficulties.
Pray that your husband gets hold of this key to life and understands God's will for his finances. Pray that he becomes a giving person who is content to live within his means and not always strive for more. Pray that the storehouses of blessing will be opened upon him, but pray that it all comes from the hand of God. "The blessing of the Lord makes rich,and He adds no sorrow with it" (Proverbs 10:22).
God's desire is to bless those who have obedient, grateful, and giving hearts, whose true treasure is in the Lord. "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21). God wants your husband to find his treasure in Him, not in his finances.
PRAYER
Lord, I commit our finances to you. Be in charge of them and use them for your purposes. May we both be good stewards of all that you give us, and walk in total agreement as to how it is to be dispersed. I pray that we will learn to live free of burdensome debt. Where we have not been wise, bring restoration and give us guidance. Show me how I can help increase our finances and not decrease them unwisely. Help us to remember that all we have belongs to you, and to be grateful for it. I pray (husband's name) will find it easy to give to you and to others as you have instructed in your word. Give him wisdom to handle money wisely.
Help him make good decisions as to how he spends. Show him how to plan for the future. I pray that he will find the perfect balance between spending needlessly and being miserly. May he always be paid well for the work he does, and may his money not be stolen, lost, devoured, destroyed, or wasted. Multiply it so that what he makes will go a long way. I pray that he will not be anxious about finances, but will seek your kingdom first, knowing that as he does, we will have all we need.(Luke 12:31).
SCRIPTURES FOR MEDITATION
Luke 12:29-31
Do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind. For all these things the nations of the world seek after, and your Father knows that you need these things.
But seek the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
Ecclesiastes 5:19
As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor; tis is the gift of God.
Proverbs 28:27
He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.
Psalm 37:25
I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants
Philippians 4:19
My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
#inspired...ann #WiseQuotes
*Stomie Omartian, The Power of a Praying Wife(2006)
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