Page 16 - Managing Your Resources - Student Syllabus - short combined

God works outside of time. In fact, time has been created for mankind. God is not limited by time and
He walks through time freely. He does not exist in a time realm. He works from the past and from the
future. He knows everything that has happened and will happen. He knows what you need, when you
need it, and often times before you even know that the need exists. So it is our job as Christians to
TRUST Him completely with our finances.

God manages the entire world. In spite of the fact that God gives us free will, all actions and decisions
that we make are under His management and within his control.

Because God has given each one of us a will to make our own decisions, which is a special gift from God,
He will never force His will upon us. He allows us to take our own paths, but He is always there to guide
us, if we will only quiet our hearts and listen. We may choose to violate and go against His will, and He
allows us that freedom, but in the end, it is His will that prevails in the macro view of things.

When our prayers are not answered immediately, it is because many things need to happen first. It is
our job to wait on the Lord for Him to work. It takes time for events and actions to play out and flow
down the path of life. If we do not wait on the Lord, we will miss out on all the blessings that He has in
store for us.

Managing money god’s Ways – Scott Bayles

3.4 Let’s Practice

1. Hebrews 13:5 says what?

2. It is impossible for any person to know everything there is to know about managing your
resources. That is why you should always first from
the Lord, then others.

3. List at least three groups of people who may be able to help you make correct financial decisions:

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