Learn What It Really Means to be Financially Free

(Deuteronomy 8:11, 17-18)

Basic Factors of Financial Freedom

1. Giving
   • Giving to God (Malachi 3:10)
   • Giving to the poor (Proverbs 19:17)
   • Giving to Christians (Romans 12:13)
2. Receiving
   • Receiving through diligent labor (Romans 12:11)
   • Receiving through creative resourcefulness (Proverbs 31:13)
   • Receiving through answered prayer (Phillipians 4:6)
3. Managing
   • Building sales resistance (Proverbs 20:14)
   • Looking for the best buys (Proverbs 31:16)
   • Being prompt in paying bills (Proverbs 3:28)

What It Really Means to be Financially Free

1. Financial freedom is realizing that true prosperity comes only from God. (Deuteronomy 8:18)
2. Financial freedom is committing ourselves to God's purposes for money. (Matthew 6:30)
3. Financial freedom is recognizing and rejecting false financial concepts. (1 Corinthians 7:22)
4. Financial freedom is responding to God's reproofs for wrong financial decisions. (Haggai 1:9)
5. Financial freedom is choosing to serve God rather than money. (Matthew 6:24)
6. Financial freedom is giving God thithes and offerings. (Proverbs 3:9-10)
7. Financial freedom is keepign out of debt. (Proverbs 27:1)
8. Financial freedom is learning how to abound and how to suffer need. (Phillippians 4:12)
9. Financial freedom is having sales resistance. (1 John 2:16)
10. Financial freedom is recognizing and rejecting swindlers. (Proverbs 2:12, 16)
11. Financial freedom is getting the best buy. (1 Timothy 6:6)
12. Financial freedom is keeping accurate and useful records. (1 Corinthians 4:2)
13. Financial freedom is refusing to lend or co-sign. (Proverbs 6:1-3)
14. Financial freedom is developing the full potential of your home. (Proverbs 31:10)
15. Financial freedom is choosing a good name rather than great riches. (Malachi 3:10)
16. Financial freedom is knowing how to receive funds through prayer. (Ephesians 3:20)
17. Financial freedom is having the courage to avoid partnerships. (Daniel 1:8)
18. Financial freedom is detecting and conquering slothfulness. (Luke 12:19)
19. Financial freedom is listening to the cautions of your wife. (Proverbs 1:5)
20. Financial freedom is knowing how to pass on an inheritance which insures a Godly and responsible heritage.

Evidences of Financial Bondage

• Insecurity
• Fear
• Anxiety
• Loss of Sleep
• Ungratefulness
• Enslavement
• Envy
• Bitterness
• Disillusionment