Dear Kate:
First I would love to give the Lord glory and honor and praise for your bringing your request for restoration and peace and fellowship, and blessings here.
Secondly, my Father Lord has been taking me back to school the past few days , literally pleading with me to take my mask off and come into the top down rented inner sanctom instead of worshiping from the outer courts. Your prayer is one of those holy of holy prayers. As long as I have been here I admit I need to pray more like you.
Please believe me when I say that I feel your pain. I am 52 years old and have been "erased" financially three times. Once I had to live in an $125.00 month unfurnished apartment, drippy ceilings ,snow would form on the inside window ledges. I cried out to God and He heard my anguish. In three days I was living in a mansion, rent free. An elderly lady, very wealthy, from my church needed someone to just room with her, in case she needed help. She wasn't eating or cooking right. I started to cook nutricious food for her and in months she was able to take care of herself.
I've had many financial reversals but ,listen to me, every time I've had a reversal the Lord has brought me out. Not some of the time but every times. God makes plenty of adjustments to His original plan in dealing with our ignorance, ineptness, stupidity, greed, and shortsightedness; at least in my case He has.
Remember, the mammon represents the 'little' in God's eyes. It is the 'least' of our responsibilities. So if we are not faithful over the 'least' the 'few' the 'little' then God always gives us another chance. If you "must" choose something to be unfaithful over then the money or investments or 'mammon" was the correct or right choice. You were unfaithful over that which God places 'little' importance on. Godd thing. Right.!!
What God places much importance on are the true riches. Kingdom works. Kingdom responsibilities. Kingdom wealth. Sunday school teacher. Scout master. Singing in the choir. Being an usher. Parking lot attendant for your church. Evangelism. Healing ministry. Prison ministry. Visitation ministry. These are the true riches.
This latest market crash may be longer duration than others in recent past. But. Baby boomers have to place their retirements in equities. It will come back. I'm personally down about 70 to 80 thousand , so what? big deal? I thank God I'm down that much. It has been a relief b/c I'm not so caught up in the markets now. I have more time for this thread now. My computer was out of service for a week and I was sleeping better at night.
I started another thread called Jesus and Financial Freedom. Post to me on it and I will respond to you there. Read past posts on that thread . There is a wealth of information there. My wonderful friend Barry "tippet" is about the only person that still posts there but we have a great time fellowshipping there and the Lord gives us some very good advice and wisdom on our investments.
I know that the idea of the Lord giving out financial advice is ludicrous to most believers much less to worldly people, and that thread has always been controversial to many; but if you are not offended by the idea I will do everything I can for you to help the Lord get you back on the right track.....
Read what my great friend Barry said in Sept 99 about the looming crash;;;;;very prophetic now !!!About God's people getting caught up in the crash.....
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In Christ.gregor |
