Telling Your Money Where to Go | 6 Biblical Habits to Spend Money Wisely

Most of us were never taught how to handle money. Not at home, not in school, and for a lot of us, not even in church. But there are over 2,000 verses in the Bible that deal with money, and Jesus said more about it than He did about heaven or hell. In this episode of The Stewardship Coach Podcast, recorded live from the pulpit at Eagle's Nest Church, I preach a message I call a "sermonar," half sermon, half seminar, built on Proverbs 21:20 and one simple idea: if you don't tell your money where to go, you're going to wonder where it went. I walk through 6 biblical habits that will help you take control of your spending and become a wise steward instead of a foolish one, and I get honest about my own money mistakes along the way, including the Mercedes that cost me a million dollars and the morning I slept in instead of meeting Oprah Winfrey before she was famous. Every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Let's learn how to make them wisely. 00:00 Faith and Finances Meet 00:33 The Series: Money Talks 01:23 The Talking Money in the Shoebox 03:23 The Dollar That Only Goes to Church 04:35 We Weren't Taught This at Home, School, or Church 04:58 Proverbs 21:20, Our Anchor Verse 05:53 If You Don't Tell It Where to Go, You'll Wonder Where It Went 06:43 Every Spending Decision Is a Spiritual Decision 08:32 Today Is a Sermonar 09:13 Wise People vs Foolish People 10:34 The Difference Is Application, Not Knowledge 10:58 Stupid People Spend as Fast as They Get It 11:48 The Mercedes That Cost Me a Million Dollars 13:48 The Morning I Slept In Instead of Meeting Oprah 16:13 Financial Success Is 80% Behavior 17:41 Why It All Starts With Spending 18:43 Habit 1: Stop Comparing Yourself to Others 19:47 The Joneses Are Faking and Broke Too 23:57 Habit 2: Track Where Your Money Is Going 25:59 What Tithing Taught Me About the Other 90% 27:01 Habit 3: Spend Less Than You Earn 28:50 If Your Upkeep Exceeds Your Income 29:18 Build a Spending Plan, Not a Budget 30:31 Habit 4: Stop Impulse Spending 31:22 Money, Marriage, and Communication 32:31 Building Financial Character in Your Kids 33:35 The $100 Sneaker Lesson With My Son 34:41 Habit 5: Stop Being a Conspicuous Consumer 35:07 Are You a Pretender? 35:38 Habit 6: Seek Godly Counsel 36:00 The Word, the People, and the Peace of God 36:58 Paul's Charge to Timothy 38:04 You Are the Rich in This Passage 39:18 A Season to Sharpen Your Stewardship 39:46 Closing Prayer If something in this message challenged you or gave you a next step, don't just sit on it, do something with it this week. Let me know in the comments what resonated with you the most, give this video a like if it spoke to you, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. God bless you, and I'll see you in the next one. #TheStewardshipCoach, #LeeJenkins, #TellingYourMoneyWhereToGo, #FaithAndFinance, #Stewardship, #BiblicalFinance, #Proverbs21, #SpendingPlan, #FinancialDiscipleship, #ChristianFinance, #MoneyManagement, #Budgeting