Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Spiritual Prayer for Your Finances #3

Spiritual Prayers for your Finances #3 is on Sound Giving!

Giving joyfully. Father, I choose to give cheerfully and willingly, just as You have given so cheerfully and willingly to me (2 Cor. 9:7; Eph. 5:1-2).

Giving firstfruits. Lord, I will honor You by giving the first and best of all my income, not my leftovers (Prov.3:9: Mal. 1:6-8, 3:10; 1 Cor. 16:2).

Giving sacrificially. In light of Your love, it's a privilege to give even out of poverty. I choose to trust You enough to give even beyond my apparent ability (mk. 12:41-44; 2 Cor. 8:1-4).

Supporting ministry. You have instructed us to support those in ministry. May my gifts enable them to serve You more fully as they advance Your kingdom locally and abroad (1 Cor. 9:11-14).

Helping the needy. Lord, with the compassion You have put in me, I will give generously, without a grudging heart, to those in need--whether in my community or around the world. When I give to the poor, I'm ministering to You. Whom do You want me to help today
(Jas. 2:15-16: Dt. 15:10; Prov. 19:17; Mt. 25:40)?

Giving for God's glory. Father, You are the One who makes me rich in every way so that I can always be generous. I want my generosity to result in thanksgiving and glory to You, not to me
(2 Cor. 9:11; Mt. 6:1).
Spiritual Prayers for Your Finances by Brian Smith

Coming soon.....Spiritual Prayers for Your Finances #4 Sound Investing


13 comments:

DeeDee said...

once again such a good list...
Oh that we would learn :)

Angela said...

Thank you for feeding me with the Word of God. Great devotional. Filled with much wisdom.

Heart2Heart said...

God truly blesses those who trust in Him, especially in today's economy where we can't do anything but rely on Him alone.

Don't know how we have done it, other than to say we haven't but God has taken care of us on a daily basis. Tomorrow, truly will take care of itself.

Love and Hugs ~ Kat

Saleslady371 said...

Very sound teaching! Thank you.

Christina said...

I am learning a good lesson through these posts. I am glad you decided to do this when it is probably needed by many of us.

Thanks for the prayers for my sister. I have another request for my daughter who has a cyst on her brain for years and has now filled with fluid causing fluid on the brain and other symptoms.

Denise said...

Wonderful.

Melanie said...

These are just great and are very similar to what I heard recently in a sermon at church.

Good stuff!

Meredith said...

straight from the word! Couldn't be more clear than this. Thank you for sharing these.

Andrea said...

Urgent prayer request for Colton and his family. Update on my blog. You will also see a negative response from someone in that area and my response..please keep the prayers coming.
Continuing to give voice to Colton, andrea

Faith said...

A great list..thanks for sharing it!

Debra Kaye said...

Beautiful devotional, Darlene! Blessings to you today!

Sherry @ Lamp Unto My Feet said...

What a great list!

Omah's Helping Hands said...

A perfect way to financial freedom. Trust in the Lord your God, and freely give. Excellant post. So glad I've met you.