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His Economy

Webster defines economy as “thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials.”

It actually is a Biblical word (dispensation) meaning to manage or administrate a household or estate and to do so in an excellent fashion; to be fiscally responsible.

Depending on who you ask, our economy and the world’s economy is either doing very well or it’s on the brink of disaster.  Soaring oil prices affect almost every arena of our lives – food, clothing, fuel, flying, driving and the list is endless.

Certainly this word “economy” affects us every day of our lives.

One thing is certain for believers – God in His Word presents the history of man from a divine perspective and proposes a management of man’s affairs under a plan of divine economy.

His economy is not affected by recession, depression, or inflation/deflation.

Economy involves much more than money.  It includes everything we deal with during our life and after.  It reckons with all earth’s treasures, resources, and capacities and man’s role in relating himself to them.

He does have a plan for your life!  It is all-inclusive of every relationship, commodity, and capacity now and later.  It embraces what you are and all you will ever be.  It includes your time, your concern, your love, your emotional and mental capacities, and your spiritual gifts.

It is God’s miraculous plan of economy and its workings cannot be explained by the rules of earth.

The foundation is found in: 

Romans 11:36:  Everything comes from Him, everything goes to Him, and everything exists through Him.

If you missed this past weekend at TheChurch on Strayer…

Past generations were able to maintain hope through difficult times because they had three anchors of stability in all of their societies:

          1) Faith in God
          2) Stability in the family
          3) Pride in one’s country

Without a foundation of Biblical principles, husbands and wives have difficulty understanding each other because the male and female role differences are blurred by our addictive society.

Individuals without God become as god to themselves.  Each determines what is right for himself.  No absolutes.

In order to be a functional family, it must begin in the marriage of the husband and wife.  The marriage must be built on trust, loyalty, monogamy, and commitment. The Ten Commandments also show God’s priority on the foundation of all human relationships – the family.

Here are the ten characteristics of the Functional Family.  Assess these characteristics.  Which do you need to focus on, work on, and develop in your family?  Be assured, when you concentrate on these characteristics and make them a priority in your family, you’ll see a functional family.

1)       Positive─  living in a non-judgmental, encouraging environment.

2)       Caring─ showing concern, kindness for one another

3)       Accepting─ appreciating and celebrating uniqueness and differences

4)        Affirming─ adding value to one another.

5)       Loving─ exhibiting genuineness, intimacy

6)       Nurturing─ helping each other become who God created them to be.

7)       Sharing─ communicating freely and openly.

8)       Becoming─ growing into their role in the family

9)       Laughing─ allowing lighthearted moments of just letting go

10)    Harmonizing─  working individually while being team-oriented.