| God is the perfect partner for any
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| | characterized by hoarding and abasement.
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| Christian investment program. After all,
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| | This is a type of idol worship. First
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| He supplies all the seed we and He
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| | Timothy 6:10, Hebrews 13:5, and Luke 9:25
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| multiplies it. Any investment program
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| | caution against the love of money.6.
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| ought to be based around multiplying
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| | Protection. Some people accumulate money
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| assets that God supplies, as pointed out
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| | thinking it will provide protection. This
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| in the parable of the stewards in Luke
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| | attitude places money as the object of
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| 19:12-24. The seeds we retain then bring
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| | trust and security rather than God.7.
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| in a greater harvest the next time. As we
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| | Slothfulness. By not planning well during
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| show our faithfulness, He will give us
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| | the earlier years of their lives they
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| even more. Our responsibility is to
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| | panic and try to generate in five years
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| return it to His work.Reasons for
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| | what they should have saved over the
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| investingGod's prerequisite for investing
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| | previous 20 years.8. A spiritual gift.
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| is centered on our attitudes. Money can
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| | There is only one reason why God supplies
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| be used for the comfort and convenience
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| | a surplus of wealth to a Christian is so
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| of our families and to provide the needs
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| | that the needs of others can be met.
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| of others. It can be used to spread the
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| | Before God entrusts greater riches to
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| Gospel or used for destructive
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| | Christians, they must be found faithful
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| purposes.If misused, such as by the rich
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| | in the smaller amount first (Luke
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| young ruler recorded in Matthew 19:16-30,
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| | 16:10-11). God promises His blessings to
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| money can be an object of devotion and
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| | all who freely give and promises His
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| idolatry. Love of money has separated
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| | curse on those who hoard, steal, covet,
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| families and shattered friendships, even
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| | or idolize.There are three Biblically
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| broken up countless marriages.Christians
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| | sound reasons for investing.1. Multiply
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| must assess why they want to invest and
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| | to give more. The parable of the talents
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| how the surplus from the investments will
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| | recorded in Luke 19:12-26 tells us that
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| be used, in the light of God's
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| | God entrusts wealth to some of His
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| principles. God does not condem n
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| | stewards so that it will multiply and be
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| prosperity, but He hates the evil
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| | available to Him at a later date.2. Meet
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| attitudes that often accompany
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| | future family needs. The indication
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| prosperity. These attitudes include
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| | throughout God's Word is that the heads
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| greed, covetousness, and pride. Since
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| | of families should provide for their own
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| ultimately attitude will determine how an
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| | (1 Timothy 5:8). Good planning requires
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| investment surplus is used, it is vital
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| | laying aside some of the surplus for
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| to discover what attitudes God wants us
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| | future needs.3. Further the Gospel. If
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| to have about money.Are you aware that
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| | the Church will ever to break out of the
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| there are Biblically sound reasons for
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| | borrowing habit, Christians who invest
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| investing, and there are unscriptural
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| | must maintain some surpluses and be
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| reasons for investing? If you are
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| | willing to give to legitimate needs.There
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| investing for the wrong reasons it's like
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| | are four unsound reasons for investing.1.
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| a fireman having his ladder leaning
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| | Greed. Greed is the desire to have more
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| against the wrong building. No matter how
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| | while demanding only the best (1 Timothy
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| high he climbs, the people he wants to
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| | 6:9).2. Envy. Envy is the desire to
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| rescue are in a different building.First
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| | achieve based on other people's successes
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| we will evaluate why people invest and
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| | (Psalm 73:3).3. Pride. Pride is the
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| accumulate money, and then we'll look at
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| | desire to be elevated because of material
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| the Biblically sound and unsound reasons
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| | achievements (1 Timothy 6:17).4.
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| for investing.Why do people invest?1.
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| | Ignorance. Ignorance is following the
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| Others advise it. Many people invest
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| | counsel of misguided people.Once a
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| simply because someone else told them to.
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| | Christian has accepted that the purpose
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| God's Word says to seek good counsel, but
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| | of investing is to serve God better, the
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| we must weigh all counsel received
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| | crucial decision is how much to invest.
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| against His Word.2. Envy of others.
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| | Much prayer is necessary and a plan for
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| People want to invest and accumulate
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| | the use and the distribution of the
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| wealth simply because they envy other
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| | potential surplus must be made before the
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| people and their successes.3. It is a
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| | money becomes available. Set goals and
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| game. Some people invest because they
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| | pray about each goal before attempting to
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| consider it to be a competitive game.
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| | do any investing.ConclusionBeing rich or
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| They often get so wrapped up in the
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| | being poor is a matter of providence in
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| contest that they sacrifice family,
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| | God's will, and He will give us only what
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| friends, or health in order to win the
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| | we are capable of handling. God, in His
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| game.4. Self-esteem and ego. Accumulating
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| | eternal plan, has decided to use us to
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| wealth will get others to envy them. This
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| | supply and to fund His work. One day we
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| motive them to use their money in an
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| | must all stand before God and give an
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| attempt to buy esteem and bolster their
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| | account of what we have done with His
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| pride and ego. A man's pride will bring
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| | resources.Roger SorensenAmerica's
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| him low, but a humble spirit will obtain
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| honor? (Proverbs 29:23).5. The love of
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