The prayer of the upright is His delight! (from Proverbs 15:8) This verse gives us an insight as to how God feels about us coming to Him. The meaning of delight from this verse in Hebrew refers to acceptance, desire and good pleasure – this is our loving God who desires close intimate fellowship with us.
How often are we thinking about our spending and finances, or discussing them with our family? Now… how frequently are we bringing these concerns before the Lord? I am not merely talking about asking God for material things, because we likely have done that many times and with varied results because those things may not have been His will for us or in the timing that we sought them.
What we can and should be including is to ask the Lord for His wisdom, and to ask and listen to what He says about a certain financial situation. That requires us to be still and wait for Him to speak to us. It is also very important to be reading His Word regularly, for that is how we shall know His voice when He speaks to us, because it will always agree with the written Word of God.
We still will seek Him in our greatest times of need. “And call on Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall honor and glorify Me”. (Psalm 50:18) For sometimes it is when we are in a tight spot that God shows His power to change our situation, because it will be unmistakable to all that He moved your mountain so that He will be glorified.
Lastly, please be encouraged to spend time with the Lord discussing your finances. You know it is an important topic to you, so include that when you seek Him. Share with Him if there are certain areas of weakness with excess spending and ask Him to give you power over temptation. The Lord did not intend for us to fight any battle here on our own but to rely on Him.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth. (Psalm 145:18)
God Bless you and may He show Himself greatly to you,
Paul
