Impact SOFL

Bags with Holes


God’s heart desire is for you to flourish in every way. It starts with your soul prospering through renewing your mind with God’s Word and transforming, but this flourishing and fullness is to extend to every part of our lives; quality of our marriages and families, development of our children, peace of mind, health & well-being, financial peace and growth and so much more.

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers.” 3 John 1:2 AMPC

What’s keeping you from being in the financial position you dreamed of?

"You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes." Haggai 1:6 NKJV

1. Poor Financial ______________:
“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NLT

2. Excessive __________: Excessive debt will keep your life stuck in a ______________ mode.
“The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.” Proverbs 22:7 NKJV
“The poor are always ruled over by the rich, so don’t borrow and put yourself under their power.” Proverbs 22:7 MSG

3. ______________ for Someone else’s Responsibilities: Helping someone in a moment of need is one thing but enabling them to be financially irresponsible is something entirely different.
“Be not one of those who strike hands and pledge themselves, or of those who become security for another's debts.” Proverbs 22:26 AMPC
“There’s danger in putting up security for a stranger’s debt; it’s safer not to guarantee another person’s debt.” Proverbs 11:15 NLT

4. Lack of ______________ Vision: Every family needs some type of ____________ to operate by and a sense of ____________ to operate from.
“Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; But happy is he who keeps the law.” Proverbs 29:18 NKJV
“If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.” Proverbs 29:18 MSG
“The Lord will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.” Deuteronomy 28:12 NLT

5. Undisciplined ______________ Habits: Don’t live beyond your means.
“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” Proverbs 16:25 NIV

6. Unexpected Emergencies: An unexpected crisis may occur. Plan ahead to be ______________ in the event of a rainy day; to mitigate its damage as much as possible.
“Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise! Though they have no prince or governor or ruler to make them work, they labor hard all summer, gathering food for the winter.” Proverbs 6:6-8 NLT

7. Lack of Honor: Our ______________ (transforming, giving, and serving) is the most important thing.
“Honor God with everything you own; give [H]im the first and the best.” Proverbs 3:9 MSG
“Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.” Malachi 3:10 AMPC

Action Step:
· What is your family’s financial vision (budget and goals) for 2019? Habakkuk 2:2, 3
· What things are you willing to sacrifice to achieve that financial vision in the shortest amount of time?
· Meet with your family this week to put the financial vision into writing?
· Take the rest of 2018 to get yourself into position to run with your vision in 2019.