Entries by Christoph Lindner

Wellbeing Thought for Friday 12th March 2021

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Friday 12 March Pray Praying for provision is embedded in the Lord’s Prayer: We pray “hallowed by your name” and one of the names of God in the Bible is Yahweh Jireh (Genesis 22.12), which means ‘the Lord provides’. Then, after re-aligning our lives with the prayer “Your kingdom come, your will be done”, we […]

Wellbeing Thought for Thursday 11th March 2021

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Thursday 11 March A journey of generosity  If we want to build generosity into our lives, we need to do it intentionally and with planning (read 1 Corinthians 16.23). This verse shows that giving is to be prioritized, regular, planned and proportional. We give to God first, not from our leftovers (priority), because he gave […]

Wellbeing Thought for Wednesday 10th March 2021

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Wednesday 10 March Save and Give The 18th century preacher John Wesley famously said, “Earn all you can, give all you can, save all you can.” Receiving an income helps us to gain financial margin, save wisely and live generously. “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.” (Proverbs […]

Wellbeing Thought for Tuesday 9th March 2021

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Tuesday, 9 March Cultivating contentment The goal of financial wellbeing is ‘margin’ – to live within our means and to have a little left. The enemy of financial margin is not being content with what we have and to compare ourselves to others (typically those who have more!). The antidote is cultivating contentment (read Philippians […]

Wellbeing Thought for Monday 8 March

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God’s plan for our financial wellbeing There is a highway called ‘God’s plan for your financial wellbeing’, and on either side are two ditches: ‘Poverty Perspective’ and a ‘Materialistic Mindset’. The first one sees life through a lens of scarcity and is afraid of lack. There is a theme going through the Bible that God […]

Wellbeing Thought for Sunday 7 March

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Stewardship, not ownership  Did you know that 16 of the 38 parables Jesus told were concerned with how to handle money and possessions? True wellbeing includes the financial and material area of our lives. Worries about money are one of the main causes of stress. God wants us to live in financial peace (“shalom”) – […]

Wellbeing Thought for Saturday 6th March 2021

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Saturday 6 March Desire, discipline, delight Three key stages in our relationship with God: Desire: A thirst for God, often after we first become a Christian. But desire is not enough – we need to embrace… Discipline: This includes thanksgiving, slowing down, being present, celebrating Sabbath, praying, reading the Bible, solitude and silence. Jesus is […]