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Honesty and finances.
2 stars|9 comments|October 04, 2007|526 reads
 
Occasianally I get this picture in my head as the Master reaches down to fix an area of my life and I'm just slapping away at him   As I insist I'll fix it myself so I can fix it myself.
5:16 Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

Part of this is the hurrendous way I've handled stewardship with well pretty much everything.  Currently I probably have pretty much $3500 in credit card debt that is eating me alive.  I had struggled once to get on top of bills after having a stroke in autumn of 2003. But
6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

This is a tough one as I don't know how to ask for help without coming off as if I'm looking for a hand out.  Quite honestly even if I paid these debts I would probably end up in the same situation further down the road.  Debt seems to be a snare I step in often.  It's a difficult snare cause it's something I'd preffer to stay in denial about.  But denial takes a lot of energy.

It makes it difficult to concentrate at work.  or to appreciate any situation.  I really need to be an open book in all areas of my life.  To be accountable to my brothers.  I recently bought a book on finances written By Craig Hill, and a friend of his about handling money.  But I don't think this is just gonna be a problem I take quietly to my prayer closet, and expect to come out victorious in a month or two.

I've been blessed with quite a few victories over the last few months.  I've gone for over 3 months now without a cigarette.  I've made new friends at church.  I've left my lust problems at the altar.  While constantly battling not to be a burden.  But like I say I don't think this is a money problem.  This is just a plain problem of being closed off to God, and my fellow christians.  This is an area I seem to insist on handling my self.  And handling it myself doesn't work.

I guess pride comes in here somewhere also.  Truusting Jesus is suddenly difficult when it comes to trusting people. 

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dave buckingham
 dave buckingham
October 04, 2007
Thanks Shannon I will.
Prudence Ramos
 Prudence Ramos
October 04, 2007
Hang in there, just the fact that you are acknowledging these problem areas and how you are struggling is a sign that the Holy Spirit is at work within you.  You are not alone, and as you begin to open up with the brethren in your church you will meet people who have similar testimonies.  As for smoking - Congratulations!!!  I quit 2 years ago with God's help. (see here: http://todaysbibletreasure.com/blog/2007/08/04/a-testimony-originally-written-73007/ )

Blessings to you Brother!
Dr Kristina Richardson
 Dr Kristina Richardson
October 04, 2007
Sometimes the Master should just reach down and slap the beJesus out of us
dave buckingham
 dave buckingham
October 04, 2007
Thanks Prue Thanks Trinity. If the master slapped the whatever out of us every time we deserved it we never would have lived this long.
3:19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

June Andrews
 June Andrews
October 04, 2007

Dave,
Keep in the WORD, keep in church, keep being involved & obedient to God.  You have been a blessing just to see you taking part in the different things we have going on at church like the prayer meetings & I would imagine you were at the men's Thurs. morning and of course at chruch on Sundays and also the Seminars.  Did you get into the process group at Sharon & Bill Adams or have you gotten into one of the cell groups? 
Continue letting the WORD of God speak to you.  I know that with myself - God is always working on me about something.  Must be that we can improve all the time and will yet never be perfect.  One thing I need to do more of is to spend more 1 on 1 time with the Lord and also to let him do more talking so I can do more listening.  (hearing from God) I usually don't have any trouble talking.  It is the being quiet that is hardest for me.
We all need to pray more for each other and encourage one another in the Lord.
See you at church.
June A.

dave buckingham
 dave buckingham
October 04, 2007
Thanks June and I really apreciated agreeing with you before sundays service.
dave buckingham
 dave buckingham
October 05, 2007
I have to thank one and all for your comments and support.  For some reason I find that if I start with being transparent with my posts, it makes it easier to be tranparent with all my brothers and sisters.  I just know it's essential not to be keeping things to myself.