Mammon And God: Money And SpiritualitySample

Getting on the Same Page

Devotional Content: 

In today’s video, Dr. Kim asks Mike and Lisa this question, “What does it look like for the two of you to work together when it comes to money?”

Think about how great your marriage would be if you were together on the same page with every area of your marriage. For most of us that may never happen. We all have our differences. Embracing and working through our differences is a big part of growing a marriage, but what if we were on the same page with money? 

To me this is the natural progression as you have the same money mindset and you see money as a gift from God. Now you can decide how you two can work together when it comes to money. I am a long, long way from being a financial genius. I have made a ton of mistakes. I still make them. What I have learned is that Nancy and I do money a lot better when we have a map. That map is our budget. It helps us know what we have and where we are spending it. It makes financial adjustments easier. We know if at the end of the month we need more or we have more. Whichever way it goes, we have the information we need to make decisions and to go to God in prayer. We can decide where to cut expenses or how to save or spend the extra we have.

Praying about our finances as a couple is like everything else we pray about. It unites us and God shows up. We don’t fight about money because we have a plan and that plan unites us. What can the two of you do to begin to work together with your money?

Today’s Challenge: 

Agree to start a budget together. We will help. Just click here to receive our Awesome Marriage budget form that you can print and fill out together.  

Going Deeper:

Since money is often a delicate subject, pray together for God to grow you in this area every day and as you begin to do money His way.