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Marsha, Marsha! Please help 'unstick' me... I am in a
situation that I know of no other precedent though I'm
sure it exists somewhere. I've been married about 36 1/2
years to a Christian man who loves the Lord. We seem to have
drifted into differing beliefs about finances and faith which
became evident in 2005 when his job was terminated. I became
the primary breadwinner as he did ministry/volunteer work with
seniors with some irregular pay. He felt that God would provide
as he did ministry work to the needy. As some bills mounted
he finally agreed to find steady work about a yr and a half ago.
Still he did a lot of ministering to others there. The work was
becoming strenuous and after he had a dream where he pulled
off the company attire and tossed it behind him,(a bright light
covered his chest) he saw that as time to leave. I was very
disturbed. He says God has shown him financial blessings for us
and he has so much faith that he does not need to work. Again
he is ministering to others in various ways. He says he is one
of God's footmen in these last days... that Jesus is coming
very, very very... soon and that some are being set free to
minister to other in light of this. Money is tight. I get paid
monthly with a salary under 20 Thou. yr. Again debts are
adding. In summary, doesn't God expect us to do what we can
to help ourselves? He feels God will do it all. I believe we work
as we are able. The load is great upon me because to me he
is depending on the money I bring in. For years he has told me to
depend on God not him. But as my husband, I do depend on him
to an extent. Also he does not do preventive med or dental care,
will not increase his life insurance from a mere 10 thou because all of this is irrevelant to him. He does have an extremely close relationship with God and God shows him things in dreams and leads him to spiritually needy situations. He shakes powerfully
under the anointing as he reads the Bible or other times. All of this makes me feel I am wrong. I mentioned yesterday that
I want a part-time job and again to him I showed a lack of faith.
Please give any counsel. I went to a counselor last year but it is
too expensive and he will not go unless the Spirit approves.
Thank You!

There is one basic rule to financial success. You have to make more than you spend. And, for most of us God provides through our work. There are a couple of scriptures that come to mind that apply to your situation:

2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Hope that helps.

I do have a question though.............


For thw past two months I have been living from paycheck to paycheck,day to day and now for that day,. My next paycheck wll be my rent and insurance. Afterwards nothing will be left. My landlord is private owner and she come for the rent all the time. I have ben on the floor scraping up change, nearly begging for money just for basic provision, even had food in the fridge tak eit back to the store for refund just to make to make it for gas. I make good money I think ,I just live a sorrowful life. I do not know how I gotten to this piont and yes I have not been consistent with my tithes. I believe in them

if I feel that I am reaping because of my disobedience, what more can I do but sit back and let it take it's course. I have no idea how to get back on track,
I am so sorry what happened to me, I feel becasue of my disobedience, God will let things be. BUT how do I get back on track. In the mean time, I will not be able to provide food for my house, gas, etc. until another two weeks. I will be cooped up in the house because I will b eon vacation but nowhere to go noting to do because I will not have any resources to do absolutely anythng. Its a pitiful lpace to be in, I am tired and I admonish everyone if you can stay on top of your tithes please do so. Look at me as an example.

With so many people losing jobs or having reduced hours & bringing home less pay, many of us really need help with our finances. Yet, I found in my walk with God that He is the road I must travel upon for every necessity including finances especially when it's nowhere to be found. We rely so heavily on our jobs or close family members for our resources that we do not totally depend on him to supply our every need. It is when we can no longer depend on other resources that we turn to God for his help. I had to learn not to put my trust in man which includes me and my degree, skills, and experience. When these things failed to gain employment, I had to totally rely on the Word of God for every single thing. It is a faith walk on this road that we no longer have control of the driver's seat; and casting out fear and doubt so that it won't interfer with our belief in God and the assurance that He is able to keep His Word and provide the things we need. He is Jehovah-Jireh (A God that sees and will provides).
Trust in the Lord and the Power of His Might.

We didn't start going to church until about 18 months after I was born again, so we had not dedicated our finances to the Lord. He spoke very clearly to me that we needed to tithe on our income for those 18 months so that we would have a clean, fresh start , and IF we would be obedient to give, He would bless us abundantly and we would always have more than enough. However, we didn't have the money to tithe that much. And, we told Him that. Within a few days, a check came in the mail to cover what we needed to give, and we gave it. And, since then we've been faithful to give God the fruit fruits of our income with joy and thanksgiving for His provision, and we've always had what we needed.

However, it doesn't just have to do with tithing, it has to do with being a good steward of what He has given us. We also tithe on the church income. Over the years, we have given an average of 27% of the gross corporate income, and God has been faith to His word to supply all of our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. We can't outgive God.