Dealing with Money & Self-Control, Part 1 (TMF:1033)

Wednesday, January 02, 2019
Peace to Live By: Dealing with Money & Self-Control, Part 1 (TMF:1033) - Daniel Litton
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       In discussing self-control, as James just mentioned, money is often a big problem for certain people. A lot of people have trouble keeping proper boundaries and restrictions on how much they spend. They will see others with things and want the same things. People often too want to ‘keep up’ with others, as if they were competing in a competition with them. These people have not learned proper discipline in regard to money and spending it, and it has resulted in big problems for them in their lives. For instance, some folks just cannot handle credit cards. They just want to keep buying things, charging them on their credit card, without taking into account how much they are spending over time. Some people don’t properly calculate the cost of paying a mortgage for a large house they want to buy, and don’t properly calculate the costs associated with living in that large home, or in that area of town. Jesus wants us to be wise in these types of decisions, and wants us to exercise self-control in regard to our finances.