More on Money Matters

"In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil,
but a foolish man devours all he has." Proverbs 21:20

This verse this morning reminds me of how much God has blessed us. Once upon a time, we would have devoured all we had. Once upon a time, every paycheck came in, and out it went, usually on stuff we didn't really need. We never set anything aside, and we never were prepared in case of an emergency. Thankfully God's been working on us with that. We now have a tiny little nest egg set aside for an emergency. It may not be much to some people, but it is a great victory to us, and a testament to how God has been working in our lives that it's there for us to see. Are we the house of the wise? I certainly wouldn't go that far... we still do some foolish things. But we are definitely wiser than we were a few years ago, and for that I am humbled by the blessings that God has still given us.

And rather than talk on again about money and give some practical tips, I'm going to do something I rarely do, and that is direct anyone reading this to another site. One of the websites I read often has a fantastic post up about money, and I think it would be well worth your minute to hop over there and read it. So head on over to the Proverbs 31 Ministries site and read some great practical tips for getting ahead with your money. They say a lot of the things I would have mentioned, only much more eloquently- and they are great tips!

Today is Friday, Andy came home a day early this week, so it's going to be a wonderful day! God is great!