#54 IDENTITY IN FINANCES:
Proof of Financial Bondage
Greetings!
It is easy
to see if someone is in financial bondage, as his life becomes an
outward view of an inward problem. A person radiates the reflections of a
rebellious life. These people (me included) are lukewarm at heart and
filled with bitterness and resentment. In most case when we encounter a
bitter person, we are seeing a person who is in debt spiritually,
relationally, and oftentimes, financially. As a counselor/disciple of
people, I look for ten primary symptoms of bondage.
INSECURITY:
Persons, not secure in who they are in Christ, are typically building
their identity around another person - usually someone who has more than
they do. Their mind is fragile. They are easily offended and quick to
defend their position of bondage. They fight being confronted with the
pride of self, which is not only annoying to the observer, but to God,
Himself. They are a people who are difficult to counsel, due to their
unwillingness to be told what to do. These people are so focused on
being like another, they defend the humanness of their graven image,
rather that embracing the image of God. Insecure people are defenders of
self and rebels of wisdom. They find great comfort in hiding behind the
mask they wear. To put it simply; they are living out the lives of
someone who is more prosperous. These people parrot the lives of those
they admire. They DO NOT know who they are.
FILLED WITH FEAR: Individuals
of fear are so aware of their environment that they work to block out
the things which upset their existence and reason for living. They tend
to make decisions based on the externals of life, including finances.
Fearful people surround themselves with comfort foods, material
possessions, and relationships that won't upset them. They seek to have a
quiet life, but rarely find it. When they obtain the results of their
fear, they become fearful all the more. The book of 1st John tells us
that fear involves punishment (1 John 4:18). These people are quick to
punish themselves with their own fears and are equally quick to punish
others who move or change things around in their environment. Fear is
NEVER satisfied! It has no boundaries and finds no rest - no matter how
hard one tries. The only solution to fear is love. God's perfect love
chases fear out of a person's life. Usually their fear has a price tag
connected to it. This price tag is in spending money on
ANXIETY: Anxiety is the emotion of...read more here
things that subdue their fears: drugs, food, clothing, etc.
Identity in Finances: Proof of Financial Bondage. Copyright © 2015 IOM America. Permission to reproduce for educational purposes. Please keep author's name intact.
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