Success: Attitude, Hard Work, & Luck
Published July 10, 2012 | 
I was having lunch with a friend today. My friend has earned in excess of a million dollars a couple of different years and typically hovers in the 6 figure range income wise. At lunch I thought I'd ask him a very important question to which I have been searching for the answer.
Me: You've had a great deal of success in your life financially. Why do you think some people seem to always struggle for money while others it appears to come easy?
My Friend: Wow. Great question. I Read more [...]
Posted in Financial Freedom, Personal Finance | 
Christ Jesus, Christianity, God, Jesus, Lord, Luck, Paul, Wealth
That Place Where Prosperity Happens
Published June 1, 2012 |
Prosperity and the Gospel are two misunderstood concepts that have riddled mankind for nearly 2000 years. How do you reconcile Gospel message of Hope that is based on poverty? How do you reconcile God's promises of blessings and prosperity throughout the old testament?
These are questions I ask myself and continue to dig deeper for truth from the scriptures and in my prayer life. For years, I operated under the idea that having any kind of surplus of cash or possessions was ungodly and trapped Read more [...]
Posted in Financial Freedom, Money Management, Uncategorized | Christ, God, Israel, Jesus, Lord, Moses, Prosperity theology, Wealth
Debt Reduction – Should debt settlement be part of my plan part 2
Published May 23, 2012 |
Yesterday's post received some great responses. It is interesting to see the emotions attached to money in both good and bad times. Christians who are 100% convinced they serve God and NOT money can test their faith based on their emotional response to money situations.
I received this response from one of my coaching clients this morning regarding yesterday's post about Debt Settlement Companies. It is appropriate that we discuss this, in detail.
Hi Joshua,
I'm wondering about your Read more [...]
Rome wasn’t Built in a Day ~ Neither is Wealth
Published April 24, 2012 |
There are so many online marketing 'guru's out there beating us down with their messages of making hundreds and thousands of dollars from the comfort of their own home on their computers. For years, late night television has shown infomercials touting the same 'get rich quick' schemes. Interestingly enough, most of the systems out there do work. And there lies the rub...
Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. ~ 1 Tim 6:10
Yes, Read more [...]
Posted in Financial Freedom, Uncategorized | christian, Christianity, Dave Ramsey, God, Jesus, Rome, WealthIs Your Money Idol?
Published March 23, 2012 |
Money is such an interesting topic that many times people I talk to face challenges they are paralyzed to deal with. Many of my own struggles deal with elevating Money to to level of Idol in my level of trust. Listen closely to what Jesus says about this practice.
"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." Mt 6:24 NIV
I first realized my problem with elevating Read more [...]
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Financial Freedom, Money, Personal Finance, Stewardship, Uncategorized | American Idol Experience, God, Gospel of Matthew, Idolatry, Israel, Israelite, Jesus, Lord, Worship