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Legacy takes Contentment…
Week 1 Soul Tattoo: If I want to walk in the freedom that God desires for me to experience in my finances, the foundation is the tithe.
Week 2 Soul Tattoo: Tithing + Responsible Stewardship = Financial Freedom…Tithe, Budget, Save and Give.
“It may not be equal giving, but it’s equal sacrifice”.
Week 3 Soul Tattoo: True generosity is determined by the condition of the heart.
Acts 20:35 (NLT) 35 And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.
“Having, first, gained all you can, and, secondly saved all you can, then give all you can”. John Wesley
“Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.”
Soul Tattoo: Contentment is the key to a lasting legacy.
Proverbs 13:22 (ESV) 22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is laid up for the righteous.
If tomorrow matters, I will be content and work on building a legacy for future generations.
Proverbs 13:4 (NLT) 4 Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:11 (NLT) 11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
Legacy: a gift by will especially of money or other personal property. Something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past.
Contentment: (the quality or state of being contented) satisfied; feeling or showing satisfaction with one’s possessions, status or situation.
1 Chronicles 29: 1-9 (ESV) 1And David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is great, for the palace will not be for man but for the Lord God. 2 So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble. 3 Moreover, in addition to all that I have provided for the holy house, I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, and because of my devotion to the house of my God I give it to the house of my God: 4 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, 5 and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself today to the Lord?” 6 Then the leaders of fathers’ houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officers over the king’s work. 7 They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron. 8 And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
Philippians 4:11-13 (ESV) 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Philippians 3:13-14 (ESV) 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Soul Tattoo: Contentment is the key to a lasting legacy.
3 Steps to being Content:
1.) Learn it.
Philippians 4:11 (ESV) 11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.
2.) Practice it.
- Practice walking by faith and trusting God.
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NIV) 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
- Practice staying optimistic when you face challenges.
Philippians 2:14 (AMPC) 14 Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves]…
Feelings are indicators not dictators. Lysa TerKeurst
Feelings are great servants but terrible masters. Kris Valloton
- Practice keeping the vision in sight when there’s resistance.
Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) 18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
3.) Experience it.
Philippians 4:13 (AMPC) 13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].
“Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.” Benjamin Franklin
“Enjoy where you are on the way to where you are going.” Joyce Meyer
“When it comes to managing money, contentment may not be the most exciting part piece of the puzzle, but it is part of what it takes to experience God’s best.” John Siebeling
Soul Tattoo: Contentment is the key to a lasting legacy.
If tomorrow matters, I will be content and work on building a legacy for future generations.
3 Final Thoughts on Stress Free Finances:
1.) Start small.
Zechariah 4:10 (NLT) 10 Do not despise these small beginnings, for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin, to see the plumb line in Zerubbabel’s hand.”
2.) Expect the best.
Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
3.) Don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9 (NIV) 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Soul Tattoo: Contentment is the key to a lasting legacy.
Matthew 19:26 (NIV) 26 Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV) 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.