Marriage for Lovers
What’s
Money got to do with it!
Memory verse: 1 Timothy 5:8 (NKJV) 8 But if
anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household,
he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Text: 1 Timothy 6:6–10; 2 Thessalonians 3:7–12
“Few families are free of anxieties and contentions in the matter of
family finances. To some, it is a matter of such major importance as to be an
ever-festering sore, never healing and continually thwarting the happiness of
the home. As a factor in marital breakup, it is one of the primary causes.”--
Aubrey Andelin
“Money! It takes money
to eat and to pay the rent, the tax collector, the grocer, etc. Your attitude
toward money and past lifestyle may be an adjustment for you when you marry.
Financial disruption and difficulties in marriage can place a strain upon the
marital relationship.”-- Wright, H. Norman; Wes Roberts
1. Be industrious and resourceful.
1 Timothy 5:8 ; 2
Thessalonians 3:7–8;2 Thessalonians 3:10; Proverbs 11:28; Proverbs 24:27; Colossians
3:23
2. Be a Faith Giver
Leviticus 27:30; Deuteronomy
12:17; Deuteronomy 14:22; Malachi 3:10; Proverbs 11:25
It takes faith to
overcome the spirit of this age. Society teaches us to grab; God says to give.”--
Gary & Betsy Riccucci says
3. Live within your means.
Proverbs 22:7; Proverbs
22:26–27;1 Timothy 6:6
“Anyone who ever got into debt knows getting there is a lot of fun.
It’s not nearly as much fun getting out.”-- Larry Buckett
“The lust for
affluence in contemporary society has become psychotic; it has completely lost
touch with reality.”—Richard Foster
“if we are not
handling money properly we cannot be in the perfect will of God.” -- Derek
Prince
4. Live on a Budget
Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs
24:3–4; Proverbs 21:20; Proverbs 21:20; Proverbs 30:25
