Along with your home, one of the things that can greatly affect your emotions is money and how you deal with it. We all get pretty giddy around here at payday. Tight finances tend to make us a little tense and negativity levels rise.
As women, we can also experience fear, worry and panic when it comes to money issues. Dave Ramsey says that women have an Insecurity Gland that spasms when we get nervous about money. Or, we are totally, on purpose, oblivious to money concerns and we spend ourselves into deep debt.
Mary Hunt is a Christian financial expert. When she was newly married, she got herself into 100,000 dollars credit card debt, without her husband knowing it! She got her act together, paid off the debt and now helps others. Can you imagine how stressful it must have been to be responsible for so much debt? Can you imagine how hard it must have been for her emotionally?
Take care of yourself by taking control of your finances and your feelings about your finances. You know that it all belongs to God anyway. You know the He will supply all your needs according to his riches in Glory. You know that you can be content, no matter what your circumstance. Educate yourself. Listen to Dave Ramsey or read Mary Hunt. Tithe and give. Refuse to try to keep up with other people and their toys, clothes, cars, houses, you name it. You will never catch up, and you will never be satisfied.
Godliness with content is great gain, so your first financial goal should be godliness with contentment. Then educate yourself about earning, saving and investing money. The money that you make and save can make a difference in you life, and the Kingdom of God. There is tremendous satisfaction and power when we are not indebted to anyone. We can give freely and take care of ourselves and our families when we are smart with money. We can avoid marital woes that plague others when we are smart with whatever money God sees fit to entrust to us.
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