The Blessed Life Part 2: Establishing a WISDOM Cycle. Giving vs. being generous = there’s a difference! When you become generous you will give more, save more, and consume less. Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” —Jesus

“Happy is the person whose life is ordered around giving rather than consuming.” The Crazy cycle of financial stress:

1. The only way out of the crazy cycle is to reprioritize and reorganize your finances around generosity. Matthew 6:33 “Seek the Kingdom of God* above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need.” (NLT) Luke 12:34 “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

2. Generosity requires a plan! Proverbs 21:5 “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts (i.e. “get rich quick schemes”) lead to poverty.”

A. You GIVE first! Proverbs 3:9 “Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income….” TLB 1 Corinthians 16:1 “On the first day of every week, each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with his income….”

B. You SAVE second! Proverbs 21:20 “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, (saving) but a foolish man devours it.” (Consuming) ESV Proverbs 13:11 “Wealth gained hastily (i.e. get rich quick schemes) will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little (earning & saving) will increase it.” ESV

C. You LIVE on the rest! 1 Timothy 6:6-8 “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.”

PEACE GOD’S

LIVE

WISDOM

GIVE

SAVE Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”