Treasured Truth

How can we know that we’re serious about getting out of debt?  When we commit to giving God what is due to Him first. That’s how we know we’re serious and we can trust that God will honor us when we honor Him with our finances.

How do we begin to get out of debt?  A good place to start is by crying out to God for His help.  Yet, the problem is some of us cry out to Him, but we’re not serious.  We’re waiting on God to do something to get us out of debt and God is waiting on us to do something to indicate to Him that we are serious and are desparate for His help.

Does being in debt distort our goals?  Yes, because when we’re in debt, we can’t seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.  Why?  Because we’ve gone into debt adding all of these things to ourselves, instead of letting the Lord add them to us in His time and through His provision.

As we conclude our message series on moving forward, Pastor Ford points out that many of us are not making any meaningful progress in life because we haven’t given over to the Lord what we ought to have given Him.  He asks the question, “How can God ever make a powerful impact with your life if you’ve never given it to Him?” 

When we don’t obey God, He doesn’t lose—we do!  So when we consider all the things that He’s told us to do and we’ve decided we’re not going to do them, we’re the ones that have always ended up in a mess.  And that’s especially true when it comes to our finances.  Learn more about how to get out of debt on today’s Treasured Truth.

Following Jesus’ example of intercessory prayer for us, when we’re praying for care from God for others, we ought to be praying about their comprehension of God.  While we are interceding for their preservation and provision, we also need to be interceding and praying about their revelation.

Intercessory prayer is prayer that’s concerned about the individuals with whom or for whom you are praying.  For example, in His intercessory prayer for His followers found in John 17, Jesus has their best interests at heart. He’s not praying to impress, He’s praying to express.  He’s praying for their needs. And He’s still doing the same thing for us today.

What is it that you move from?  When you make a move and the related choices, what are they based on?  The formation of all of our choices ought come from the Word of God.  If it’s a choice that’s not connected to the foundation of God’s Word, then we’re going to regret it.

If we don’t keep it faithfully, we shouldn’t claim to appreciate God’s Word.  Pastor Ford will explain today that we shouldn’t talk about our dedication to the Word of God if our “do-ology” doesn’t match our theology.

Pastor Ford wants us to realize that our current condition is not our conclusion.  That’s because our problems are not problems, but rather platforms.  And our misery is not misery, but ministry.  Our trials are for the purpose of learning how to trust.