A Wife After God's Own Heart: Chapter 5

This chapter is about Managing Your Money. Ahhh.. now that's I can say is something more of my forte. My husband entrusts the budget wholly to me, and I spend and allot it as I see fit. I do consult him on it of course, but the execution part would all be me.

Generally, I don't have any problem in this department, as I am the type who is enthusiastic about budgets, lists and anything to do with money, but I do know I have to work on the tithing and savings part.

And my husband do have a lot to say on the savings part since I keep telling him we can save 40% of our income each month, and realistically I haven't started on that. I always find a way to spend it somewhere like credit card bills or medicine or emergency expenses. But there should be no excuse not to start our savings account the first quarter of this year, and we plan to open a UITF account so we can't touch it.

And tithing, of course, is something I also need to master the art of, since it has been a challenge to me since Day one. It would be best if I would prioritize tithing at the top of my budget list, savings second, so I can just work with what's left. Anyway, what's important is to be content with what you have.


Malachi 3:10

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.


The little things I can work on are:
1. Honor your husband's direction. Check!
2. Create a budget. Check!
3. Help out with managing the finances. Check! Check check check!
4. Set up a financial center. Check!
5. Give to God's purposes. To do
6. Keep a list of the things you want or need. Check!
7. Set up a savings plan. To do

I'd just like to share, that over the weekend my husband was in a motorcycle accident with a biker. So we headed over to the hospital emergency and wasn't able to go to church as planned. But of course I'm soooooo grateful and thankful that he just got a few bruises and some shoulder pain (but no broken bones, as per the xray). Although I have been so tired over the weekend, I didn't feel distressed or worried at all, and my relationship with my husband is in the improving side. Thank God for the trials and blessings, and I have more reasons to be thankful for this year.