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Reading the News Through the Lens of Faith- 12- Economic Downturns and Faith
By Dan | July 24, 2008
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As I was glancing through news stories the last couple of days, I decided it wasn’t necessary to link to a particular story for this topic. The economic problems we face as a nation right now can be seen in so many stories in the headlines, that a single link hardly covers the issue. And by the time you read this post there will likely be a new story taking center stage over whatever I’d link to anyway. So just pull up www.msn.com or whatever your favorite news site is and glance at the headlines.
Ok, so we’re facing serious economic problems in our country- that much is obvious, but how do you react to this as a Christian?
First, think about it all understanding that God is in control. This excellent article reminds us that this economic downturn is not unique to history and just as previous downturns were survivable, this one will be too. Especially if we follow some basic and wise principles for handling our money. Remember, God is in control and he’ll help us through.
An extension of all this is to make sure that we don’t cut our tithe to try to catch up. Remember, it’s God’s money, not ours. I love the quote in this article, “90% of your income with God’s blessing is better than 100% without it.” We have to have some guts and show our trust in God first. Remember, “seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto you.”
Reactions? I know this is downturn is hurting a lot of us now too, not just people we know. What have you been doing to help make things work?
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July 28th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
Pastor B,
I was feeling so down and upset about the economy all day, for some reason. I tried to think about “God is in control.” Then I read The Messenger and your column and decided to log on. Boom…you were talking about just what I was worried about….and I feel so good now after reading what you said. This too shall pass. God IS in control, and noooo, we are not even thinking of making a cut in our tithe!!! Thank you for just being there, even if you didn’t know it!!!!! God is AWESOME! Mary Hook
July 31st, 2008 at 3:26 pm
I love it when these things happen. God truly is in control.