Pro. Samuel

Doc 1) .{.Orietta} please Respond to the following argument in a Christian perpective

"He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase. This is also vanity. When goods increase, they increase who eat them; so what profit have the owners except to see them with their eyes?" Ecclesiastes 5:10-11

   The above verse spoke to me several years ago and continues to be a reminder to me today.  Sometimes we become so focused on having a better life, that we confuse that with material gain.  For a while I made this mistake, and it seemed the more my husband and I worked, the more in debt we got ourselves into.  We had the house, the cars, the kids were well dressed and every weekend we had an active social life.  When we got our paychecks, we would see the money enter our bank account, only to immediately go out to pay for bills.  We realized we did not want to work just to pay bills and made drastic changes in our lives.  I have learned to be content with I have have and be grateful for it by being a good stewardess.

     I am still not very familiar with Excel, but if I were creating my family's budget using this software, I would create a simple spreadsheet listing all of the household income, as well as all the expenses.  The categories of spending would be tithing, mortgage/rent, car & insurance, gas, tolls, utilities, groceries, medical, fun, and miscellaneous.  On top of the spreadsheet I would have the totals from the previous month for each column to keep me on track, and I would use formulas to add or subtract as needed.  I would save the finalized format, so that I can reuse the same spreadsheet every month, having saved the previous month, of course.

Doc 2){Lloyd} please Respond to the following argument in a Christian perpective

Matthew 6:21. “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”.

I’ve chosen this scripture because it speaks to the very core of our perspective on material value. Many in this dispensation are under the influence that there worth is measured in their material values, competing and comparing themselves with others. Sometimes it’s very easy to overlook and not appreciate what you have, because you were measuring yourself by those that have more material wealth than you do. Our money and decisions concerning how we use our resources are explicitly tied to what we treasure in our hearts. We sometime fall into a frame of thinking, if I could have this or that, then I will be complete and content in life. No matter how much we accumulate we can’t be truly content unless our spiritual relationship with God is growing and we are obeying him command, having fellowship in spirit and truth.

I would set up a budget that is realistic and consistent with bible principles. A budget would consist of total Income, Housing, Expenses and Miscellaneous. Very important to have charitable giving and investments, beyond ordinary stocks and bonds, but invest in the Kingdom of God. A good budget in my opinion would not only cover the basics, but also money set aside for pleasurable things as well. God has created a great big world and he would have us to enjoy life and appreciate his creation. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

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