Are you tired of battling to make ends meet every month, wishing every month was February so that there are only 28 days? Do you wonder why God seems so slow to meet your needs? Some people aren’t sure if it’s okay to ask God for financial help or to pray for money. On this MoneyWise, host Rob West, financial planner, teacher and the president of Kingdom Advisors, has some thoughts on why God may seem to be dragging His feet answering your financial prayers.
1 John 5:14 says, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
It’s important and biblical to understand that God has promised to meet our needs, not necessarily our wants and desires. And you could be mistaken—what you think is a need may really be a desire.
Every circumstance is different and God’s plan for every family is different. The key is to find His will for your life and to learn to be content with what He provides even when you see others with more.
God is always faithful to meet our needs. He’s not some rigid, divine Scrooge who delights in our struggles. Paul says in Romans 8:32, “He who did not spare his own son, but delivered him up for us all, how will he not also with Him freely give us all things?”
If you’re struggling to meet your monthly needs, consider that it could be that God plans to meet your needs through the abundance of a fellow Christian. He gives abundance to some so that they can share with people in need as His love and glory are demonstrated to an unbelieving world in the process.
God has not abandoned you or overlooked your needs. His plan is to provide for you in a way that not only meets your needs but also gives Him glory.
In this show we also answer your questions:
Is it wise to keep putting 15% into my 401(k) or should I also put some into a Roth IRA?
I received a pay-out of $120,000 from a former employer that’ll be put into my savings account. What’s the wisest thing to do with this money?
I’m 62 and recently left a job with which I had a 401(k) worth about $48,000. I have a new job now that pays half of what I once made. I have budget concerns. Should I take social security now or wait? Also, should I take some of my 401(k) money to pay off debts?
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