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    Living in Financial Victory
    Living in Financial Victory
    Living in Financial Victory
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    Living in Financial Victory

    By Tony Evans

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    Have a life of financial victory.

    “Stewardship? What’s that got to do with me?” you might ask.

    Tony Evans explains that all we think we own really belongs to God. And when we think of “our” money that way, we can learn to be good stewards, or managers, of what has been entrusted to us.

    Living in Financial Victory carefully lays out how we should approach the vital topic of money in the areas of:

    Stewardship — Using what we have to further God’s kingdom agenda

    Rewards — The blessings and benefits of doing it God’s way

    Victory — Overcoming debt and financial bondage

    Tony Evans will help you discover the answers to everyday financial issues by showing you that God has a purpose for your money. Take the journey through this concise and practical book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMoody Publishers
    Release dateDec 19, 2012
    ISBN9780802487117
    Living in Financial Victory
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    Tony Evans

    Tony Evans is the founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas, founder and president of the Urban Alternative, former chaplain of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and present chaplain of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. His radio broadcast, The Alternative with Dr. Tony Evans, can be heard on nearly 1,000 US radio outlets daily and in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit TonyEvans.org.

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      Tony Evans has a no-nonsense, to-the-point style to his writing. There is almost no “fluff”, which is a plus. It is not just a bunch of dry facts either. He sprinkles appropriate stories here and there to illustrate his points. He also includes plenty of scriptures to back up his points. But the scriptures are not merely tacked on, instead he is extrapolating the principles from the scriptures.It’s a short read, only about 100 pages and the topics flow well together. Topics he includes are: stewardship, rewards, laziness, tithing, envy, sowing and reaping, debt, saving, and budgeting.This author takes a middle of the road stance between a prosperity gospel and a poverty mindset. Overall I found it easy to read and sound in principle.This book would be helpful to all Christians at least as a refresher course on how to steward and manage your money. If you are struggling in this area it will be especially helpful. To purchase your own copy of this book go here:Living in Financial Victory (The Kingdom Agenda)Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Moody Publishers through their blogging for books program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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    STEWARDSHIP

    During the time I was a student at Dallas Seminary, my wife and I used to house-sit for people in an exclusive area of Dallas. These homes were something else; a real contrast to our tiny, cramped apartment.

    For every assignment, our job was to watch over the house, keep things going, and keep it clean. In exchange, we got to live like royalty in another kingdom for a few days. The home’s owners would stock the refrigerator and pay us for staying there while they went away on business or vacation.

    The families usually gave us the run of the place. But even though there was great opportunity for enjoyment, there were also definite limitations on that enjoyment. Each family had rules they wanted us to follow while they were away. And we agreed to follow the rules because it was not our home. Yet sometimes I used to tell the guys at the seminary, Come over to my pad this afternoon. You have to check this place out.

    You see, I wanted to fully maximize the situation. For a brief time I wanted to act like I owned the home; that it was mine to do what I pleased. But my wife was always careful to remind me, People shouldn’t come over, Tony.

    I would say, Why?

    Her response was, Because this is not our house.

    She was reminding me that we did not own the house. We had to be careful about what we did because the owners were only letting us use their property. My wife was wise to point out that we were managers over what someone else owned.

    Friend, here’s my point. In this life, none of what you think you own do you really own. All that you so call own really belongs to God. What Satan wants to do is make you think you can do whatever you want with it, independently of God. But that is definitely not so.

    In my example of this principle, every home we watched while I was in seminary was the kingdom of the family who owned it. As temporary managers, we were merely the stewards of the home. It belonged to someone else and, therefore, we had to function according to their agenda—not ours.

    Our job was simply to manage someone else’s property that had been entrusted to our care. In a similar way, a key element in carrying out God’s kingdom agenda is our management of what He has given to us. This is the biblical definition of stewardship. In God’s eyes, it is an extremely important job. As a result, we need to learn how to be good stewards, or managers, of what has been entrusted to us.

    GOOD STEWARDSHIP UNLOCKS THE DOOR

    In a more formal definition of stewardship, it is described as the process of protecting and expanding the assets and resources of another. I am here to tell you that it is only through following the biblical principles of stewardship that you will attain a life of financial victory. If you choose to view your finances apart from God’s ownership, you will fail to actualize the financial blessings that He has tied to His precepts. In fact, not only will you fail to actualize the blessings, you will also suffer loss.

    THE COVENANT AND STEWARDSHIP

    The story has been told about a son who wanted to give his father a thank-you gift on Father’s Day. The young man desired to let his dad know how much he loved and valued him. So the son went out and found the most exotic gift he could find: a talking parakeet. This parakeet spoke five languages and could stand on one leg while singing The Yellow Rose of Texas. It was an amazing bird.

    The day after Father’s Day, the son called his dad to see how he liked his gift. He asked the older gentleman, How did you like the parakeet, Dad?

    His father replied, It was delicious, thank you.

    Obviously, the father missed the point of the gift.

    Many of us in Christian circles today have missed the point of God’s gift of money. While we may recognize that He has given it to us, we do not fully realize its purpose. Far too often we spend it, consume it, or waste it—rather than maximizing it to its fullest potential.

    The truth is, God has a purpose when it comes to your finances. An excellent summary statement of the purpose God has for money is found in the book of Deuteronomy, where we read,

    But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. (8:18, emphasis mine)

    Here we see God’s main reason for affording His people with the power to make wealth. It is to confirm His covenant with the people of God. Now, keep in mind, this doesn’t mean that everyone will be wealthy by the world’s standards. God is not your cosmic slot machine. In the preceding verses of chapter 8, wealth is defined as having enough to eat, a place to live, herds, flocks, and enough to be sufficiently satisfied.

    Generally, when we talk about the wealthy in America, we are referring to the megawealthy: those who are millionaires and above. However, when God talks about the wealthy in Scripture, He is referring to those having enough in all areas of life, along with their ability to enjoy it.

    What, then, is the covenant we are talking about? The covenant is God’s kingdom program. In order to understand the covenant, we need to first understand the kingdom. The kingdom, simply put, refers to the theocratic operation and implementation of the rule of God over every part of creation. Furthermore, the kingdom has an agenda, which is the visible demonstration of the comprehensive rule of God over every area of life.

    Within this framework, the kingdom is not so much a reference to a location as it is a divine source. It points to heaven’s presence and operation in history. For believers, submission to God’s kingdom agenda opens up the flow of heaven’s involvement in our lives on earth.

    There are four aspects of every kingdom. First, a kingdom must have a king, or a ruler. In the kingdom of heaven, God is the King. A kingdom also must have subjects of the kingdom, those in subjection to the ruler. We are God’s subjects. A kingdom also has rules, which the ruler oversees. In God’s kingdom, the rules are biblical principles and truths.

    Finally, a kingdom also has a realm: a scope over which the king rules. David tells us in the book of Psalms, The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it (Psalm 24:1). The whole world is God’s kingdom.

    With God as the Ruler, if we are to abide in His kingdom and receive the blessings and the benefits therein, we must follow the biblical precepts and regulations given to us in Scripture. The Word of God provides a road map and contains everything we need to know in order to enjoy success in our personal lives, including success in our finances.

    Now here is the principle of the covenant: God expands His kingdom program in history through His subjects, the body of Christ. When God can trust His subjects to act as good stewards by receiving His blessings

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