Monthly Financial Checkup

Ugh, I so didn't want to write this post, but I figured we need to be honest in our paying down the debt goal-good or bad. In March, we put 0% towards paying off my school loans. Are we disappointed? Are we discouraged? Nope. At least not anymore (since like I said, full disclosure here!)

However, I think March (well, April, when we went over everything) was our biggest learning month.

And you want to know want our biggest mistake was?





Not trusting God enough, or shall I say not allowing Him to do the work in our financial situation. Nor giving Him credit where credit is due.
Here's what I think, OK, know.

I know that we didn't pray and ask God when He wants us to pay off our debt. It was all me, and I figured, God says debt is bad, so why wouldn't He honor MY plan, however, I KNOW God's plan and timing and ways are perfect. Does this mean, we are going to stop from trying to attain OUR goal? No way! Why?

Because I know my God is a very big God and can do GREAT things. He knows the desire of my heart and knows how much I want to pay off the debt. I also know I need to ask for His help, and that's where we faltered in March. I also know that no matter what happens, I still need to praise God and thank Him for putting us on the road to debt free living.

I also know that since we had a good February which we did give God the glory for, but only once, and we neglected to invite Him into our March finances. We felt February was easy, and hoped that all the other months would be easy. And because it was "easy" we then forgot to ask God to make our other months easy. It became easy to forget that God was the reason February was an awesome month! I do know that it's often in the difficult times we turn to God, so that may be why March was a difficult month. We are completely giving God April!

I am studying the book of Genesis in Bible Study right now, and currently the life of Joseph. Here's a verse that really stuck out to me and that I want to remember through this process. Joseph had been in prison for 2 years after he interpreted the dream of the cupbearer. The cupbearer remembered Joseph and told Pharaoh about him after Pharaoh's 2 very disturbing dreams. After Pharaoh asked Joseph to interpret the dreams, Joseph said in Genesis 41:16, "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires." This just serves as another reminder that we (Greg and I) can't pay down my school loans, but God can!