Make Room: God’s Money Game Plan
November 22, 2023

Make Room: God’s Money Game Plan

“The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance.” Proverbs 5:21 ESV

  1. Get your

    in order.

    • Give to God .
    • “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce.” Proverbs 3:9 NLT
    • “Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.” Proverbs 24:27 ESV
    • Find a source of .
    • Focus on your then pursue your .
  2. Create a

    and stick to it.

    • “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it?” Luke 14:28 NLT
    • Spend less than you .
    • “The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it.” Ecclesiastes 5:11a NLT
    • Save for
    • Save for .
    • “Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! They labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.” Proverbs 6:6, 8 NLT
    • Avoid and pay off .
    • “Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another.” Romans 13:8a NLT
    • “When she told the man of God what had happened, he said to her, ‘Now sell the olive oil and pay your debts, and you and your sons can live on what is left over.’” 2 Kings 4:7 NLT
  3. Invest for your

    .

    • “Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.” Ecclesiastes 11:1 NLT
    • Diversify .
    • “Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.” Ecclesiastes 11:2 NIV
    • “Money is put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one’s children.” Ecclesiastes 5:14 NLT
    • Seek counsel.
    • “Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.” Proverbs 19:20 NLT
  4. Make an

    impact.

    • God takes our steps of generosity and creates moments of impact.
    • “Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.” Luke 12:33 ESV
    • We are to be a .
    • “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Genesis 12:2-3 ESV

God’s wisdom for your money plans for today, tomorrow, and eternity.