Thread: What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
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What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 5 Nov, 2010 07:16 AM
Is a man who is, at the moment, living on his Social Security income and wisely using this income God has provided for him to live on to pay his rent, pay his bills, pay off gradually past debts, buy his monthly food and other items of necessity, and using what's left over for fun, entertainment and dates ... is such a man of God financially stable enough for you as a woman of God?
I was just wondering this morning about this as I read some of my CDFF match profiles in which the women mentioned looking for a guy who is financially stable ... would they or you consider me to be financially stable enough for you in my present income situation? ... forget the facts that you already have to not reject me because I am also physically-challenged and don't drive which I honestly shared in MY profile ... I am looking forward to my present financial situation changing as God opens the doors in His timing for my writing and songwriting gifts to successfully upgrade my present income, but in the meantime, should I even bother to look for a woman of God to be my creative "barefoot gal" counter-part complement wife, like I've shared I'm looking for on my profile, as long as I am not there yet in THAT kind of financial stability, but only have the financial stability of a monthly Social Security check?
So ... this question is a two-fold one ... what is your heart's answer in general, including ALL guys ... and what is your heart's answer, personally, in my case, in my situation?
What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 7 Nov, 2010 07:20 PM
Dear Brother Steve,
Truly understand your concerns, do not be disheartened though-
When we stop putting full faith (100%) in God, that's when you'll see "must be financially stable" or the more recent, politically correct "seeking someone who is fiscally mature/aware", etc. The people that do include it could be golddiggers.. but I still like to give people the benefit of doubt.
Some people have shaky jobs, shaky careers, and some just worry too much that they'll never make it financially. Personally I try to avoid being money-minded but the people who do bring up or even mention potential financial concerns are looking to the world and money first instead of God and more important matters of the heart.
Brother Steve, I'd recommend to any Godly man out there to avoid a woman who mentions money or finances either within her profile or if she brings it up within the first 6 months of talking to you. Most that I've run into on here need to know what you earn immediately, and it simply means their faith in the fallen world is greater than their faith in God. You don't really want to make a big mistake and marry a fence sitter who is brain-tied to mammon. Ye cannot serve both.
Fret not, fret not, fret not. The word "worry" we use comes from two Greek words; "marem no'a". It looks like this: ανησυχία and the two words mean "divided mind". Much like a house divided cannot stand, so also a mind divided cannot stand. Worry, and the end result of it which is what you've posted about above is sin.. God said He will meet all of our needs, and to worry is much like saying "Thou lie O' God".
Didn't Jesus tell His disciples not to worry about things, or of the day coming forth for it will take care of itself and be of its own concern? Be equally yoked, too many relationships (secular humanist and non-secular humanist) out there fail because of money and what it does to a persons heart - it's a lot like poison.. you'll know when you find someone Godly because money will seem to be of little or no concern to them. Either that or you've just met someone who has won the lottery and got bored with being able to buy anything. Having money isn't true power as the fallen world believes, preaches, and attempts to indoctrinate into the children in our public schools.... it's part of a curse that started in the garden of Eden and deceit is behind it all the way. Wealthy = cursed. Jesus Himself said that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter Heaven! Remember, this fallen world will teach that good things are bad, and bad things are good. Woe unto those men, those teachers who try to captivate the youth of our culture with currency rather than truth and love.
God bless you my friend! I hope you find encouragement or a blessing in this! :waving:
What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 8 Nov, 2010 11:48 AM
Did you know that Jesus was describing an actual event in his day ... camels did have to pass through an "eye of a needle", which was NO easy task ... the "eye of the needle" was an expression used for a passageway through mountain crevices that a man by himself could fit through easily, but it was harder for their camels to squeeze through that tight crevice between the rock walls because of their size ... I imagine if a crevice WAS too tight for a camel or horse or whatever the man was riding to fit through, he either had to go on alone or choose to go back and find another route to his destination ... so Jesus' statement was based on a situation men and women of his day could definitely relate to.
What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 10 Nov, 2010 09:14 AM
I don't think it's in my profile, but it is a priority for me. What I mean from the phrase is that you live within your means, have a decent credit score, and preferably have about the equivalent of three months' savings in a bank somewhere--and can keep it there. I will take the economy and individual situations into consideration, though.
What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 7 Dec, 2010 08:12 PM
Much of the Old and New Testament discuss money...how to make it honestly, how to spend it wisely, charity, tithing, etc. God does not expect all His followers to be poor...as a matter of fact God tells us "my plans are to prosper you" (Jeremiah 29:11). Someone financially stable is someone who is spiritually stable....whether they have $1 in their pocket or $1 Million...they are "stable enough" if they are truly following God's calling in their life, because he will always take care of His people that follow Him.
For the person that wrote "Wealthy = cursed" that is not true AT ALL. Beginning from Moses God blessed many of his follower with great financial wealth. Abraham and Lot were loaded (Genesis 13:6). Esther and her dad became wealthy. King David was one of the wealthiest men on earth during his day and God called him "a man after God's heart" even writing many books of the bible...his son Solomon was even richer and a very Godly man writing other parts of the bible. Job was wealthy beyond belief and God even DOUBLED his wealth in the end. Many Godly men were wealthy, including the man in whom owned the tomb in which Jesus was initially buried. God only tells us it is harder for someone rich to follow Him, not that wealth is a curse.
In the end, God will provide you with all you need if you are following His calling so a man is financially stable enough for me when he is answering the call of God.
What makes a man financially stable enough for YOU?
Posted : 4 Jan, 2011 05:50 PM
That was a most excellent reply Diane!! Abraham had a lot of money, so did David (started as a sheep herder), Joseph, jail to ruler in Egypt. Wealth doesn't equal a cures; it equals a blessing. We are the seed of Abraham by faith (in Christ).
I wouldn't think it wise to limit the blessing of God in our lives by mislabelling them.
