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    Radical Living and Giving: Saving, Spending, and Giving God's Way
    Radical Living and Giving: Saving, Spending, and Giving God's Way
    Radical Living and Giving: Saving, Spending, and Giving God's Way
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    Radical Living and Giving: Saving, Spending, and Giving God's Way

    By SueLange Myers

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    We live in a world in which people are either inundated with money or severely deficient when it comes to material gain. Both extremes have a dire need to be met, which can only be found in Christ.

    Radical Living and Giving will look at the issue of money in a whole new light. You will learn what the Bible has to say about saving, spending, and giving, whether you live a life of plenty or you are in extreme need. No matter what your financial situation may be, you will learn numerous practical methods of living, which will allow you to give and give again. Many other valuable topics will be included:

    Biblical stewardship
    Budgeting
    Controlling ones possessions
    Gifts and service
    Hoarding/organizing
    How much are we required to give?
    Practical suggestions on saving and making money
    Priorities
    Self-sacrifice

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateMay 22, 2013
    ISBN9781449794613
    Radical Living and Giving: Saving, Spending, and Giving God's Way
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    SueLange Myers

    I hold a Master of Ministry degree from Bethel College, Mishawaka, Indiana. I was also a part of a graduate program at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. In addition I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies Secondary Education from Crown College, St. Boni, Minnesota. Currently I am licensed as a social studies teacher in Ohio. I also attended Vennard College for my undergraduate Bible training. I have served in various teaching capacities (Christian and non-Christian) both overseas in S. Korea and Mongolia, as well as in intercity Detroit, and the more rural areas of Ohio where I now live. I have traveled extensively, including 20 countries, and most of provincial Canada and the majority of the 50 United States. I was raised in a pastor's home where money did not always abound, yet personal sacrifice was ingrained in me at an early age. My siblings and I were exposed to intercity rescue missions, Indian Reservations, and the lower income homes which housed the children on our church bus route. As an adult I received complete exposure to third world countries where needs were more than overwhelming. Even though I had grown up in a home where money was not plentiful, we always looked nice and never went hungry. I began to realize it was all about the choices we who call ourselves Christians make each and every day. After living overseas in sub-par conditions, and constantly visualizing the astounding needs of others, God began to impress upon me the understanding of what God meant by denying one's self in order to further the cause of Christ. When I moved back to the USA I began to see how much we have and what we could do to reach the needs of the world both spiritually and physically instead of indulging in our own desires daily. God began to show us as a couple how to get our own house in order as well as giving us many other insights to help ourselves and others. My husband and I currently live in Ohio with our two children. We are actively involved in our local church in the areas of missions and outreach both here and abroad. We spend much of our free time generating extra income to send to overseas ministries where the needs are great and the resources are extremely limited.

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      Radical Living and Giving - SueLange Myers

      Copyright © 2013 SueLange Myers.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.™

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      ISBN: 978-1-4497-9462-0 (sc)

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      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013908379

      WestBow Press rev. date: 05/20/2013

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Chapter 1  Money—Always an Issue

      Chapter 2  Stewardship—What God Has in Mind!

      Chapter 3  Why Should I Give the Most I Can?

      Chapter 4  Give Till It Hurts—Biblical Sacrificial Giving

      Chapter 5  Absence of Possessions = Closeness to God

      Chapter 6  How to Get Started

      Chapter 7  Simplifying Recreation and Socializing

      Chapter 8  Practical Suggestions for Daily Living

      Chapter 9  Evaluating Your Priorities

      Conclusion  A Whole New Train of Thought

      Appendix A  Giving and Service Evaluation

      Appendix B  Topical List of Bible Citations

      Appendix C  Tips for Selling on eBay

      Appendix D  Tips for Selling on Craigslist

      Appendix E  Tips for Selling on Amazon

      Appendix F  Suggestions for Volunteer Opportunities

      Appendix G  Sample Budget

      Appendix H  Helpful Financial Resources

      Bibliography

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      Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Command them to do good to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up a treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

      —1 Timothy 6:17-19

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      Introduction

      M oney! We can’t live with it and we can’t live without it. We need it, we borrow it, we make it, and we steal it. It makes us, it breaks us, and it threatens to complicate us. We love it, we hate it, we give it, and we take it.

      Money is a part of our lives and everything we do each day. The majority of our life is spent making and collecting money. The more we accumulate, the more we spend to fix and upgrade our accumulations. It is a never-ending cycle that is a part of us till the day we die. For some, life is only about money. For it is by material goods they measure their living. But as biblical Christians, how does God want us to handle the accumulation of money?

      Is it wrong to accumulate money? The Bible teaches us to work hard and take care of our families. Can we help it that in the process of our hard work our success has brought us an accumulation of wealth? Once we accumulate wealth, is there a certain way the Lord would have us handle it? How much are we expected to give away?

      You may be thinking something like this: I have a heart to give, but I simply have nothing left to give after taking care of the needs of my family. God cannot expect me to give something that I do not have. Didn’t He say He watched out for the sparrow? People are more important than birds, right? Should we have to be responsible for the needs of someone else? If we helped them, wouldn’t that encourage them to become lazy? They should work for what they get just like I have.

      Consider this, however: Is money consuming you and your time? Are you always worried about having enough? Do you have so much money that you spend all your time worrying about how to use it? It may be that you are stressed out in thinking about retirement accounts, college funds, and where to go on your next vacation. You may be obsessed with keeping up with your friends—wondering what car they just bought or who ate at the best restaurant in town. No matter what we do, money will always be a part of our lives.

      We live in a world in which people either are inundated with money or are severely deficient when it comes to material gain. Both extremes reflect a dire need that can only be met in Christ. As believers we have already found the hope only Jesus can bring. Now it is time for us to lend a hand to others who are still looking for the hope.

      It is not humanly possible to complete this enormous task if we are following the rest of the world, with our time and resources being constantly consumed by material gain. In order to help others, we must first get our own hearts and homes in order. We must be willing not just to know Jesus but also to live our lives with eternity in view by recognizing what our personal sacrifice might be in order to reach others for Him. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matt. 6:20).

      In this book we will look at the issue of money in a whole new light. The Bible has things to say about saving, spending, and giving, whether you are living in plenty or in want. No matter what your financial situation may be, in this book you will learn how to live—so you can give again and again.

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      No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

      —Matthew 6:24

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      Chapter 1

      Money—Always an Issue

      F rom our earliest years we learn what we believe to be the purpose of money in our society. We watch our parents buy and sell things. We are given money ourselves as a reward, a gift, or perhaps as compensation for a job we performed. We see advertisements of what can be purchased if we simply have enough money. We begin to brag about our possessions and what we hope to possess in the future. As young children, we quickly learn to notice the biggest house in the neighborhood, the

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