$$$. “It is not unspiritual to think about…
By: Anna Mcevoy
Tags: Stimulus Package, Christian Living, Money

“It is not unspiritual to think about it, to be concerned about it, or to talk of it often. In a very significant way you life will be shaped by what you think about money, and in a way that is inescapable, somehow, someway, your heart will struggle with money” (Tripp, 143).

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We have all heard it, “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils”. But i doubt a lot of knew that this was from the Bible. 1 Timothy 6:10–11 says, “For the love of moeny is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs”. Money is something that EVERYONE will struggle or think about. Whether you have a lot of it, or you do not have any of it, money can and will engulf your mind.

Paul Tripp in his book “Sex and Money” talks about the power of money. “On one hand, it can expose me to danger, while on the other hand it can be used of God to reveal the need of my heart and, through me, to bless the lives of others” (Tripp, 145). Money will either be a blessing or a curse. You can use it as a tool for God, or as a doorway for danger. We also can see in the Bible the the Lord talks about a lot. He did this becuase he knows the power and the importance of money. “The war of money is not first a battle about the amount of money…No, this battle is a deeply spiritual battle”

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The topic of money seems to come up a lot more then it has in the past. This has to do because of COVID-19 wiping out people’s jobs and buisnesses. With people not being able to work for months on end, the government stepped in with what we call stimulus checks. These first were introduced to the nation by the Trump administration and are still being sent out by Biden. Just in the past two weeks, Biden has put into a place a third stimulus check for dependent adults. This will reach thounsands more and hopefully help those who truly need it.

People are now receiving thousands of dollars after having little to no money for months. This can lead to bad and dangerous paths. Zack Friedmen wrote and article called “5 Worst ways to Spend your Stimulus Check”. He talked about what people should be putting this new money toward to help them in the long run. Student debt, credit card, bills and other payments that a lot of Americans have. Friedmen says that spending this check on anything else would be stupid. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/03/21/5-terrible-ways-to-spend-your-stimulus-check/?sh=6451373223ef

But how does God want us to spend these checks? How as Christians are we to steward this money that God has blessed us with? Deuteronomy 15:10 states “You shall give to him freely (the poor brother), and your heart shall not be grudging when you give to him,because for this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake”. Not only are we to spend our money wisely, but we are also to give it away. Not so that we can look generous or boast in our ways, but to give it back to the one who gave it to us.

If you are wanting to know more information on the stimulus check packages, eligibility or check distribution, click this link below.

https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/9-things-that-might-make-you-ineligible-for-the-third-stimulus-check/

Through Christ

Anna McEvoy