Financial Freedom Series: God’s Blueprint to Build Wealth and Manage Your Money Well

In this series, we’ll dive into Biblical principles and cutting-edge money management wisdom to help you…

• Honor God with your money
• Build wealth
• Shrink your debt
• Build towards financial freedom

“But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.” (Deuteronomy 8:18)

“Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.” (Proverbs 21:5)

In my daily business dealings regarding financial planning and through my interactions with people who read our blog from all over the world, and through CCFM in the radio shows I present, many are…

• Battling to make ends meet
• Living above their means
• Cash-strapped
• Debt-ridden
• Just trying to survive
• Going through the motions
• Disillusioned

The vicious cycle of defeat…

Debt is a major problem that keeps many in bondage. High debt leads to an erosion of cash flow and much hurt, stress, and heartache. And this, in turn, prevents many from attaining financial freedom.

“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.” (Proverbs 22:7)

Economic chaos and wars around the world have also caused much volatility in markets, leaving many anxious. Additionally, high global inflation has caused the cost of living to skyrocket, leaving many exasperated.

For a moment, look at what is happening around us…

The Current Picture (SA Statistics)

A R1 MILLION HOME LOAN: THE RE-PAYMENT HAS INCREASED BY R3,078 P.M. (since November 2021) 

“South Africans are spending 75% of their take-home pay on debt.”

“Households spend three-quarters of their take-home pay on debt and only have a quarter of their salary to spend on everything else.”

If you are battling financially, you are not alone.

Many are in the same boat.

Your outlook may be pessimistic. You may have lost hope and vision for your future. You may have stopped dreaming. You may feel down and out. You may be completely overwhelmed, frustrated, and disillusioned.

But I need to tell you: There is a way out.

You can lift your weary head. You can turn your financial affairs around.  

I believe it is time for you to declare war on your debt! It is time to break the old cycle, turn your financial affairs around, and start working towards financial freedom. 

You may be living beyond their cash flow means. You may be eroding your ability to build wealth due to reckless spending. You may be handling your money poorly. You may have a serious money problem. 

In this series, we will give you the tools, strategies, and God-ordained principles that can help you understand and implement key financial concepts that have the potential to transform your money management. 

Key Takeaways

Takeaway one:

Today, I must tell you that you do not need to face your financial affairs alone. God wants to walk the journey with you. 

The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” (Psalm 32:8)

With God’s help, you can turn your life around. You can get back up. He is the way maker. He can fix what is broken. You can get your life back. With Biblical wisdom, sound financial strategy, and God’s help, you can set yourself up for a fruitful future.

Takeaway two:

You can turn your financial situation around. With God’s help and a plan, you can change how you manage your money.

If you are sick and tired of living in debt with financial stress, you can change.   

Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is “doing the same thing the same way, expecting different results.“

You cannot do the same thing the same way and expect a different result. Something needs to change!

Dave Ramsey says, “If you want something you have never had, you’ll need to do something you’ve never done!”

There is another way. Today, you can change. You can give up on your old way of doing things that are not working. You can also consider modifying how you do things that haven’t worked. You can develop a new strategy that can lead you to success. You can change. 

I believe that with GOD’s HELP, a PLAN, and some DISCIPLINE, you can break the debt cycle and build toward a fruitful financial future.