Godly Perspective Average household debt in the U.S. is now 136% of the household income. For those carrying a balance, the average credit card.

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Godly Perspective

Average household debt in the U.S. is now 136% of the household income. For those carrying a balance, the average credit card debt is $14,517. The average 21-year-old owes $12,000. By 28, they owe $78,000. The average number of U.S. households living paycheck to paycheck is 55%.

Proverbs 22:7 The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

95% of married couples argue regularly about money. The number 1 cause of divorce in America is related to finances. The average American has over $39,000 consumer debt. 62% of Americans will retire with less than $10,000 income per year. The average American spend $1.22 for every $1 earned. Average student loan debt at graduation is $26,600.

MONEY PROMISES WHAT ONLY GOD CAN PROVIDE MONEY PROMISES US SECURITY. MONEY PROMISES US SIGNIFICANCE.

SERVANT/SLAVE Servant: `ebed (eh'-bed); a servant, a slave in bondage.

WE ARE TEMPTED TO SERVE MONEY. No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money. Matthew 6:24

WE ARE TEMPTED TO LOVE MONEY. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 1 Timothy 6:10

Ecclesiastes 5:10 Whoever loves money never has enough money; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless.

A GODLY PERSPECTIVE MONEY SERVES US AS WE SERVE GOD.

Imagine Bondage Free Life Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another… Rom 13:8

Godly Perspective