Building a House week 4

Jeremiah 29:5 NKJV

5 Build houses and dwell in them; plant gardens and eat their fruit.

Ezekiel 28:25–26 NKJV

25 ‘Thus says the Lord God: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am hallowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26 And they will dwell safely there, build houses, and plant vineyards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I execute judgments on all those around them who despise them. Then they shall know that I am the Lord their God.” ’ ”

2. Building a life, (build houses). takes time.

Proverbs 13:11 NKJV

11 Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, But he who gathers by labor will increase.

it takes time to build a life.

there is nothing wrong with staying at the 80 long enough to be able to save money, and prepare ourselves for the next level.

As we take our time and build we will have what we need.

Proverbs 21:20 NKJV

20 There is desirable treasure, And oil in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man squanders it.

it takes time to have what we feel like we want out of life.

I have to realize to get where I’m trying to go I’m going to do the opposite of what I did in my old life. My old life was instant gratification.

Part of my maturity process is learning to think long term.

3. We have to learn to be financially responsible.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 NKJV

4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—

when we pay our bills and deal with the wreckage of our past we set ourselves up for the future.

first of all its the right thing to do.

second it helps us to see the decisions we make under stress. Helping us see the kind of decisions we make under pressure helps us to be careful with our resources because it has to do with vision.