CREDIT CRUNCH. It is easier to get into debt than it is to get out. In recent times credit has been recklessly available to most people despite their ability to pay back. Greed has dug a hole in people’s pockets that has placed them in deep pits of debt. Some of this turmoil has resulted in innocent people being financially jeopardized. With the current worldwide financial upheaval impacting all of us, it can become tempting to move away from God’s plan.
What can we do? Let us keep God first in our finances: (i) by carefully planning our spending and saving. (ii) Let’s keep giving because generosity protects us from greed. (iii) Let us also faithfully repay our debts no matter how painful the process maybe. (iv) Let me also say, don’t get caught up in the fast money trap and start looking at ‘too-good-to-be-true’ schemes or gambling. Let us honour God with our finances.
Yes we are in a difficult time. So even more than ever let us trust God to – as always - come through, even though it may not be in the way we would always hope for. Let us support each other and our communities with wise financial advice and support.
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