Spending Money Wisely

This is the sermon that the pastor of the church I go to preached last Sunday. I was very much blessed by the sermon and so I thought of putting it down here. This is not a word to word reproduction of the sermon, but I think these are the points. 

1. Do not buy things IMPULSIVELY. 

( Just because you have money, don't buy things as you see them. See what you need, and then buy them. Avoid unplanned shopping) 

2. Do not live beyond yours MEANS. 

( Do not spend beyond your income. Learn to adjust your lifestyle within your income) 

3. Do not be DECEIVED  by the desire for more. 

( Learn to be content with what you have. Human wants are unlimited; but learn to limit your desire. If you don't you'll change jobs forever, get into the cut-throat competition till you die... you won't be happy.)

4. Do not be a SLAVE to technology. 

( It's okay to possess an old phone, and old car... a television that is not the latest model.) 

Because 

1. We are to HONOUR God with our money. (Prov. 3:9-10)

2. We are to PROVIDE for the needs of our family ( 1 Tim 5:8)

3. We are to PROVIDE for the needs of others ( 1 John 3:17) 

4. PAY our debts ( Rom 13: 8, Ps 37:21)

5 SAVE for our future ( Prov. 30: 24) 

And the Bible further says that

1. The resources we have is not really ours; it belongs to God. 

2. And we are to use the resources wisely

3. And we are to give an account in the end to God.

NB: The pastor has given me permission to share.