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Lesson OneStarting Well9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoCounsel, Debt and Saving9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeGenerosity and Investing9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWork and Honesty9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveCrisis and Eternity9 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixFinishing Well7 Activities
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion2 Activities1 Assessment
Participants 293
God’s Provision – Discussion
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What in the notes did you find revealing, interesting or challenging?
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109 Replies
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Logically as believers we know that God is in control of EVERYTHING. Why is it so hard to reconcile this with money? To seek God’s heart with where we spend our time, energy, AND money should be at the heart of what we do. Yet, as it says there are so many scriptures about money, God knew that this would be a challenge for us.
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to realize God owns it all!
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I found it a nice reminder that God is at the center of everything, and when we in our personal lives put and keep him in the Heart of our daily expenditures and decision making, that He will always provide and find ways to transform situations to fit his plans for us.
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God owns everything. And I own nothing. Zero. He is in control. He has the power. And His ways, thoughts, plans are always different and higher than mine.
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It’s challenging to have to let God be in control but also to be responsible for what He gives me to steward! I’d probably be the one who buried the talents out of fear of making a mistake.
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Why would it be important to know that the Lord is in control of our circumstances?
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25 Replies
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To eliminate any worries or fears, that nothing is impossible for Him to change or fix in any situation.
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Knowing that God is in control of everything helps me focus on what He actually wants me to focus on, instead of worrying about All the Things.
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I think it is important to know that the Lord is in control of our circumstances because as human beings we tend to worry about many life circumstances. God is the Creator of all things in heaven and earth and everything is in His control so worrying is needless. His word says to trust Him because He cares for you and will supply all your needs (food, shelter, clothing) and sometimes He is gracious enough to supply some of your wants if they fall in line with His will for your benefit. God takes care of every part of His creation. He is faithful to keep His word or promise, so we need not worry. Worrying only indicates that we do not trust Him to do what He said He would do.
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It is important to know that the Lord is in control because He is good, loving, and wise. He knows what I need better than i ever could.
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- Gives Peace: Knowing
God is in control helps us stop worrying, like Jesus said in Matthew
6:25-34. - Builds Trust: We can
trust that He will use every situation for good (Romans 8:28). - Brings Contentment:
If we trust God to meet our needs, we can be satisfied with what we have. - Changes Perspective:
Challenges become opportunities for God to shape us or work out His plans.
- Gives Peace: Knowing
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How have you experienced God’s control of circumstances in your life?
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18 Replies
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Many times in my personal life, from motor vehicle wrecks, to homelessness and prison, God has always had my back and been by my side. When there was absolutely no one to turn to, He was, and is there.
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God has provided me with work opportunities and housing, and when I have been in desperate need He has provided for that need.
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- Unexpected Help:
Sometimes, help comes at just the right time, like an unexpected gift or
opportunity. - Closed Doors: When
one plan doesn’t work, God often opens a better path. - Tough Times: Hard
moments often teach us to depend on God and grow stronger. - Answered Prayers:
Looking back, you might see God’s hand in situations that seemed
impossible.
- Unexpected Help:
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When I go through something, I give my burdens to God in Jesus’s name and He helps me. He even surprises me with good things! God is good!
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I have survived very well when I resigned and had a minimal income or no income at different stages of my life. God does cause a gift to come in, or cause the government party to give dividends to tide through COVID, or cause me to “chance” upon a good buy that is value for money, etc.
#finance
