When Finances Make You Anxious
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2022 has made millions of Americans anxious about their finances. Just looking at the Consumer Price Index that shows food increasing 11.2% and fuel oil 58.1% illustrates just how significant the increases have been.
At the same time the average 401K plan went down 25%, with the average person losing $34,000. Falling stock markets have wiped out $9 trillion in wealth from U.S. households, putting pressure on family balance sheets and spending. And finally, the average household credit card debt is nearly $9,000 with a total of $887 billion.
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When it comes to money, there’s a lot to be anxious about.
And yet, despite this truth, there is an even greater reality that can take away our anxiety around finances. The Apostle Paul explained it to the church in Philippi:
Philippians 4:11-13 (NLT) …for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
The problem of too little - Will we trust God to provide?
The problem with too much. Money can become our master if we focus on it too much.
The generosity paradox means you can be generous whether you're poor or rich.
2 Corinthians 8:1-2 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
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