As a new Christian, in 1975, by the Holy Spirit, God showed me to get out of debt and to stay out of debt

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ... 

 

I Corinthians 3:16  Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

 

Jesus tells us what the Holy Spirit in us does for us:

 

John 14:26  But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in MY name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. 

 

John 16:13  Howbeit when HE, the Spirit of truth, is come, HE will guide you into all truth: for HE shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever HE shall hear (from God), that shall HE speak: and HE will shew you things to come.  

 

When God approves us in a project, that is all we need to go forth in faith.  God knows future!  So when God approves our spending that money, we know we will be "safe".

 

It is the Holy Spirit of God that searches the heart of God to show us the will of God for us on this earth.

 

I Corinthians 2

 

5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.

 

6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:

 

7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

 

8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

 

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. 

 

(In the Old Testament days, the Holy Spirit was not given to all the people of God.  But in the New Testament each child of God is given the Holy Spirit so now we can know God's will for us by that which HIS Holy Spirit shows us.)

 

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by HIS Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

 

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.

 

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

 

13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

 

14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

 

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As a new Christian, The Holy Spirit called to my attention the following scripture:  

 

Romans 13:8  Owe no man any thing,

 

And HE confirmed it by the following OT scripture:

 

Deuteronomy 28

 

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all HIS commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

 

2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

 

3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

 

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

 

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

 

6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

 

7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

 

8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

 

9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto Himself, as HE hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in HIS ways.

 

10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

 

11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

 

12 The LORD shall open unto thee HIS good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

 

(Debt makes us into slaves to money.  As we serve that debt, we are not the head but the tail.  And debt can become our master and lead us in ways that are not best for us.)

 

13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

 

14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

 

I believed this was the right and the best way to live so I spent much time meditating on these scriptures to enable me to do them. I prayed for God to help me to get out of debt.  Within approximately 6 months, I was out of debt.  And I did what I had to do in future years to stay out of debt.

 

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