Godliness with Contentment

Age ain't nothin' but a number

In this episode, I tackle the mindset of the late starter who believes it is too late. That somehow because we are starting late that we can never reach our goals. It is only in our mind. I say our, because I was there only five years ago. I am a late starter. But I am in good company. Colonel Harland Sanders at 62 started franchising the chicken business. Moses (from the Bible) at age 80 spoke to Pharoah to let God's people go. They did not allow age to stop them. Don't allow age to stop you. Go after your goals while there is breath in your lungs granted by God.
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Share your 'lil bit

In this episode we are reminded that God is there when we have a 'lil bit, supplying us with what we need so that we can also help others. We take a look at this situation in the Old Testament - 1 Kings 17 with Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath. God worked miraculously so that with the little she had, it would stretch to take care of her and her family as well as Elijah. She was tempted with taking care of only her and her family but God had an amazing plan to bless her and feed Elijah all with a little flour and oil.
What is it that you have that you think is not enough to share?
God has a way that it can stretch. He will bless you so that you have enough and can share with others. Don't block it.
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When all else fails

In this episode we are reminded that God is there when all else fails. We take a look at a dire situation in the Old Testament - 2 Kings 4 and how God worked in an amazing way. We learn a few things: 
-we always have something that God can bless
-God always has a plan
-keep doing what God tells you until you cannot do it anymore.
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Thirsty?

In this episode I talk about the fact that we can be thirsty for basically two types of things i.e. spiritual or physical. God gives an invitation to the thirsty in Isaiah 55:1-3. Those who accept the invitation get water, milk and wine at no cost. They are encouraged to buy without money. Why? There are some things money cannot buy. Here, the things are spiritual. But that brings up a bigger question for us - what are we thirsty for? 
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Earned Wage Access

Today we talk about Earned Wage Access.
So full disclosure, I just came across this topic this week. We currently don’t have this service in the Bahamas, but from what I see, it is becoming a hot topic in the United States.
So what is EWA? It is a financial service that allows workers to access their earned wages before their payday.
Initially, it sounded like payday lenders, but it isn't.
As with most everything, there are pros and cons. Please read up on it before agreeing to it.
But why is this even needed? I believe it is because the majority of us are living paycheck to paycheck. 
So how do we dig out of this hole?Normally 2 ways:-earn more (better job, additional job)-spend less 
And I will add - sleep less. The Bible says in Proverbs 20:13 that too much sleep leads to poverty.

Beware Lifestyle Creep

Episode #73. I guide you through the essential aspects of lifestyle creep, and how to avoid it. 
Key points:
-remind yourself often about your goals (spending without restraint won't get you there anytime soon)-make a budget and live by it (the budget will give you permission to spend the money in the way it was planned)-set up automatic savings methods. E.g. if you know you are getting a raise, increase your automatic savings deduction so that it goes straight to your savings vehicle and you never see it. I talk about this is episode 23 "The Savings Superpower Hack"
Stay content.
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Time vs Money

If you had the choice between 1 million hours and 1 million dollars which would you choose? I would choose $1,000,000 and in the episode I tell you why. But don't shoot me until you have listened. To make matters worse, I give three reasons why time is greater than money:
-We could have all the money in the world and yet when our time is up on this earth we have to go. No amount of money can change that. When God calls that is it.
-money cannot buy more time (when your time is up), but if we have more time we can get more money
-if you have lived as the Master requires, you can live for eternity with him where money is worthless, in fact we leave it all on earth when we go (cannot take it with us).
 

Too Smart For Your Own Good?

Sometimes, we can be too smart for our own good. We can over analyze things. We can be stuck in the Paralysis of analysis. We can be frozen by the Fear that keeps us from doing anything. Or even the Fear of change. Sometimes the mere weight of major decisions keep us from doing anything.
Then what? Stuck, cannot move…
Just start. Episode 2 of Godliness With Contentment was called 'Go small or go home'. I know that sounds strange. You have probably heard 'go big or go home'. But I believe that for some of us we need baby steps to get us moving then we can ramp up, whereas there are some of us who are bold and daring and willing to jump right away. But for those of you like me, we don’t want to jump in the boat, we can step from the dock into the boat.
There is another group of us that wants to go in the boat because the boat will take us places, but oh the dock is so secure. It does not move. Our feet are firm. I believe that a false sense of security keeps us there. When amazing adventure awaits on the boat. And we don’t need to jump, we can step. Both will get us into the boat then off we go.
Don’t lean on your own understanding, lean on God. Let Him make your paths straight as you trust in Him. Read Proverbs 3:5-7a for reference.

Don't be a slacker

Proverbs 26:13-16 "A sluggard says, “There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly."
Proverbs 26 speaks to the fool, the sluggard and the gossip. What a triple play!
But today we talk about the sluggard.
Solomon writes that the sluggard i.e. the lazy person or the slacker says that there is a lion in the streets. Why does the slacker say this? So that he has an excuse to not go out and do meaningful work. Instead, he rolls around in his bed going nowhere. The next thing seems to be an exaggeration or a large joke - there is one guy so lazy that he can't even bring his hand from the bowl into his mouth to feed himself! And then the icing on the cake - he sees himself wiser than seven wise men.
We see here a man stuck in laziness and finding creative ways to stay there.
Why are you not doing what you know you should be doing?  Why are you not saving up towards your emergency fund or retirement? Why are you not starting that business you keep talking about?
What are your excuses? There is a lion in the street?
Get out of bed, go outside, kill your food and drag it back home to feed your family. A bit dramatic, but hopefully you get the picture.

Eating Healthy Ain't Cheap

I went to the food store here on my island to buy some vegetables. I bought a cauliflower, two types of squash (butternut and spaghetti), a yam and some colorful bell peppers.
Don't scream but my total came to $32!
The big shock of all was that the head of cauliflower was around $14!
What I have done to deserve this?
So what should we do eat healthier or eat cheaper? New Year says eat healthier. My pocket says eat cheaper.
There is a balance to be found.
The Scripture of the day is found in Luke 12:42 'And the Lord said, “Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?'
We need to be faithful and wise. Not going crazy and blowing the budget but also getting the right food for us to eat healthier.
Eat healthy and easy on the wallet: It takes time. Sit down and come up with a plan.