Family Purse

                                            THE BLESSED AND BOUYANT HOME

A home is not a building neither is it a place where you count how many cars, properties, fat bank account, achievement you acquire.  but a home is a place where
  •  its foundation is rooted in Christ, 
  • where God is the head and they feed on the word of God to leads and direct their home.
  • where people live in peace, love, joy, happiness, unity and in cheerfulness.
  • where people plan together, run the home together and do things together
  • a place where they desire heaven as their eternal abode
If you have not been totally honest or opened up to your spouse on financial matters or in decision making, it's not too late. consciously begin to include each other in all daily activities, decisions, planning. MARK 10;8 and the two shall become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Prayerfully come together and seek Gods wisdom to direct your home. he alone is the builder of the home, psalm 127; 1 Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. you don't have to run your home by yourself, give it to God to build it for you and he will perfect it for you.
 


Family Purse: Making it work



The idea of your money is your money, and my money is my money should not be PRACTICE in a Godly home that seeks God as his foundation. The word OUR MONEY, OUR FAMILY FINANCE, should be used not  'MY.' 

Family finance involves

  •  pooling your resources together
  • sharing responsibility in paying bills
  • saving and investing in project together

To achieve all this stated above, there is need for togetherness in prayer and planning of day to day running of the home. Money is the major means of running a home and also one the causes of marital crisis in the home. Lack of togetherness can arise due to deceit, greed, mismanagement of fund, discontentment and envy. To avoid all these, there's is need for financial openness.  Financial openness involves transparency, shared decision- making and mutual accountability, all grounded in biblical principles.

Being profitably engaged- money is not the only source of profitable engagement in a home. A home where both or one couple is idle can lead to constant fracas or argument. profitable engagement is not necessarily party working in an office to earn money. one can work outside the home earning, while the other keep the home running. both activities are profitable (one of the spouses can be stay home parent while the other goes out to work). when both parties are engaged in profitable activities that brings money or sense of accomplishment this will lead to better relationship at home rather than argument.  

Open Communication & Honesty: 

1. Couples discussing financial matters often- Colossians 3;9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; Engaging in open, honest, and regular conversations about income, expenses, debts, savings, and financial goals.
2.  Couples being transparent in Financial Information: 1corin 13;7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Sharing financial information openly and willingly, including bank accounts, investments, and spending habits.no one is being stingy or reserve about their financial activities
3. Seeking qualified financial advice together: When facing significant financial decisions, difficulty, seeking trusted godly counsel/ qualified financial advice together is the key.  seeking advice separately may lead to couples not being on the same page.


Dear readers, 

If you desire it a blessed and buoyant home it is possible, it takes praying together and making a decision to consciously work toward it. with your desire taken to God, the lord will give it to you.  my prayer for you is that you surrender your life to God if you have not, repent from all the untrustworthy ways of life you have been doing in your marriage then give them all to Jesus to perfect your home for you. 


prayer; 
I pray that as you totally submit to allowing God to have his way, he will perfect your home for you in Jesus name, amen.  

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