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A Prayer for When Money is Tight During the Holidays
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 prayer for when money is tight during the holidays written in red by Ashley Moore
 look at the Ravens they don't plant or harvest or store food in Barnes for God feeds them and you are far more valuable to him than any birds can all your worries add a single moment to your life and if where we can accomplish a little thing like that what's the use of worrying over bigger things look at the lilies and how they grow they don't work or make their clothing yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are and if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow he will certainly care for you
 why do you have so little faith and don't be concerned about what to eat and what to drink don't worry about such things these things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world your father already knows your needs Luke 12 24 through 30
 one of my family biggest sources of worry is money
 we are not living from my husband's ever fluctuating contracting business and my part-time Ministry position all of footing the bill for three kids to go to private school needless to say money is tight While others are loading their carts with toys hosting lavish parties and giving generously to those in need I'm struggling to keep my scarcity mentality of a
 a scarcity mentality is when you believe that there isn't enough of a particular resource
 the result someone will have to go without something and the problem with this mindset is that it can make people overly inwardly focused and selfish we don't want to be the one who has to sacrifice so we attempt to store up or clean to whatever resources we have or accumulate more do any of the following scenarios ring true for you this holiday season Christmas is coming and my husband's bonus wasn't what we expected how will we buy gifts we can barely get ahead of our bills we can sponsor a child in need this Christmas food prices keep Rising we can't afford to open our home and feed visitors this year
 during the holidays we are easily convinced with marketing strategies that we need to spend a lot of money to make holiday gathering special provide lavish gifts and Shop all the holiday deals pressure makes me cling to my wallet and fret about are already overextended budget you feel this way too or maybe you have Financial Freedom but are overly anxious about the future keeping it tight grip on your earnings
 we always comforted by the words of our savior in the Book of Luke he reminded us of the Timeless truth that he loves us and always provides for us and he sprinkled proof of this is true throughout his creation and because of this we really can be free of worry and a scarcity mentality even during the holidays
 worry causes us to go against God's desire for his people to be generous so this holiday season let's combat that Temptation by doing what Jesus said look at the birds and the flowers and remember that we don't have to strive or store up resources let's look at our budget and decide in our hearts what we can give cheerfully without the pressure from the world or the expectations of others 2nd Corinthians 9:7 and finally trust that God will meet our needs and the needs of others when money is tight worrying has never changed anything or solve our family's money problems
 what has changed our money problems praying and trusting God's word over what we understand about our circumstances has changed our minds that about our money together
 so this holiday season let's worry a little less and trust God a little more let's pray
 dear Lord thank you for your love and provision
 we can trust each day you give us our daily bread and you know exactly what we need Lord forgive us when we turn inward because of a scarcity mindset or you are a god of abundance and you turn our little offerings of generosity into more than enough
 Lord I pray for those struggling this holiday season with money problems. Remind them that you are Jehovah Jireh our provider help us to be creative and our generous by giving our time or talents or in other ways of a stayfree from worrying and focusing on what we don't have by praising you for all the blessings we do in Jesus name amen
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