Most of us were never taught how to handle money. Not at home, not in school, and for a lot of us, not even in church. But there are over 2,000 verses in the Bible that deal with money, and Jesus said more about it than He did about heaven or hell. In this episode of The Stewardship Coach Podcast, recorded live from the pulpit at Eagle's Nest Church, I preach a message I call a "sermonar," half sermon, half seminar, built on Proverbs 21:20 and one simple idea: if you don't tell your money where to go, you're going to wonder where it went. I walk through 6 biblical habits that will help you take control of your spending and become a wise steward instead of a foolish one, and I get honest about my own money mistakes along the way, including the Mercedes that cost me a million dollars and the morning I slept in instead of meeting Oprah Winfrey before she was famous. Every spending decision is a spiritual decision. Let's learn how to make them wisely. 00:00 Faith and Finances Meet00:33 The Series: Money Talks01:23 The Talking Money in the Shoebox03:23 The Dollar That Only Goes to Church04:35 We Weren't Taught This at Home, School, or Church04:58 Proverbs 21:20, Our Anchor Verse05:53 If You Don't Tell It Where to Go, You'll Wonder Where It Went06:43 Every Spending Decision Is a Spiritual Decision08:32 Today Is a Sermonar09:13 Wise People vs Foolish People10:34 The Difference Is Application, Not Knowledge10:58 Stupid People Spend as Fast as They Get It11:48 The Mercedes That Cost Me a Million Dollars13:48 The Morning I Slept In Instead of Meeting Oprah16:13 Financial Success Is 80% Behavior17:41 Why It All Starts With Spending18:43 Habit 1: Stop Comparing Yourself to Others19:47 The Joneses Are Faking and Broke Too23:57 Habit 2: Track Where Your Money Is Going25:59 What Tithing Taught Me About the Other 90%27:01 Habit 3: Spend Less Than You Earn28:50 If Your Upkeep Exceeds Your Income29:18 Build a Spending Plan, Not a Budget30:31 Habit 4: Stop Impulse Spending31:22 Money, Marriage, and Communication32:31 Building Financial Character in Your Kids33:35 The $100 Sneaker Lesson With My Son34:41 Habit 5: Stop Being a Conspicuous Consumer35:07 Are You a Pretender?35:38 Habit 6: Seek Godly Counsel36:00 The Word, the People, and the Peace of God36:58 Paul's Charge to Timothy38:04 You Are the Rich in This Passage39:18 A Season to Sharpen Your Stewardship39:46 Closing Prayer If something in this message challenged you or gave you a next step, don't just sit on it, do something with it this week. Let me know in the comments what resonated with you the most, give this video a like if it spoke to you, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. God bless you, and I'll see you in the next one. #TheStewardshipCoach, #LeeJenkins, #TellingYourMoneyWhereToGo, #FaithAndFinance, #Stewardship, #BiblicalFinance, #Proverbs21, #SpendingPlan, #FinancialDiscipleship, #ChristianFinance, #MoneyManagement, #Budgeting
