Some of my readers have asked, "Matt, what's the deal? You haven't blogged forever!"
Well, my faithful laptop of four years recently died. I just picked up a used laptop that the Lord provided in a great situation, so I'm back (hopefully with a vengeance).
My life is going to be drastically changing. I'll post more on this later, but please, keep me in your prayers. I've had to make a radical decision, a decision that will bring me more in line with the will of God. It is primarily related to my finances, which most definately are the most out of order part of my life. I've really been convicted that it isn't enough to meet your financial obligations, but that God has called us to do everything unto him. I have a goal, to be debt free in six months and to have significant savings and investments beyond that. When I am in ministry and married one day, I don't think God wants me to struggle simply because I didn't get my finances in order when I had the chance.
So, I'm going to be doing that. I will post more details later, but although I am feeling the peace of God about my plans, there are very important people in my life that will buck against these plans and probably against me. I'm very frightened that one person in particular will not only not support me, but choose to end our friendship. I don't want that to happen.
4 comments:
Sounds like a great plan. I'm glad you've decided to get your finances straight. A book I would heartily recommend, in fact, beg you to read, is called "A Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey. He's a Christian finance guru who made a million dollars by the time he was 26 and then was bankrupt at 28. He now has a national daily radio show and has written several books. He shoots straight, tells it like it is, and makes a whole lot of sense.
Sounds like a great plan. I'm glad you've decided to get your finances straight. A book I would heartily recommend, in fact, beg you to read, is called "A Total Money Makeover" by Dave Ramsey. He's a Christian finance guru who made a million dollars by the time he was 26 and then was bankrupt at 28. He now has a national daily radio show and has written several books. He shoots straight, tells it like it is, and makes a whole lot of sense.
And PS -
If someone is your friend until you decide to be a little tighter with your money, you need to drop them like a bad habit.
We offer Dave Ramsey classes at out church, and I've read a lot of his stuff.
He is actually far less conservative than what I grew up on - Larry Burkette! There is a big difference between knowing the truth and doing it. This is true in our spiritual lives. It is painfully evident in my financial life.
I've learned my lesson and plan on falling a lot closer to the oak tree in the future though.
Thanks for the thoughts Dave.
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