13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
If you’re broke, don’t despair. You may not have enough money in the bank, but you’ll always have enough help from God to grow beyond the challenges you face.
Whether you’ve lost your job, shopped yourself into debt, or suffered some other kind of financial setback, you can still live well without much money and recover with God’s help. Here’s how: 13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
Consider your financial background. Think about the money habits that your parents modeled while you were growing up. Consider what you learned about how to manage money from them, and what financial decisions you may have made as a result. Learn from your parents’ successes and mistakes, and ask God to help you move forward managing your own money wisely. 13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
Assess your current financial state. Total all the numbers that indicate everything you have financially (your resources) and all the money you owe (your debts). Record these figures so you can clearly take stock of your current financial situation.
Confess your mess. Be honest with God and yourself about the true state of your finances. Confess whatever sins you committed that contributed to your financial problems. Pray for the wisdom and self-control you need to make better financial decisions from now on.
Reach out for help. Get professional financial counseling or at least financial advice from someone you trust who manages money well. Ask for prayers and emotional support from family and friends as you recover. 13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
13 Ways to Recover from Financial Setbacks part1
Deal with desires. Realize that, while desires themselves aren’t bad, they become a problem in your life if you give them the power to rule you rather than keeping them in check so you can follow where God leads you. God doesn’t want you to feel deprived; He wants you to be free to enjoy the good gifts He gives you. But desires that run wild and put you in debt take away that freedom. So pray for the right perspective on your desires and the discipline you need to control them so they won’t control you.
Get out of debt. Prioritize your debts so that you plan to pay off the debts with the highest interest rates first, and then move on down the line through the others. Set a specific time for when you hope to pay off each debt.
