How do we navigate the need to plan for the future without presuming on the future? What is the difference between the two? On episode #344 of “Let’s Talk Money with Dave and Reb”, the co-hosts tackle this subject looking at verses found in James 4 and Luke 12.
The rich man in Luke 12 tore down old barns and built bigger ones, but soon died. He built up his own treasure and Scripture specifically says that the same fate is inevitable for anyone who builds up their own treasure “but is not rich toward God”. So how does this story inform our own lives today? Dave says it is important to remember that the future is God’s domain and not ours.
“The presumption the rich man made was not in leveraging himself or going into debt, but in expecting that he would live long enough to enjoy it all,” Dave says.
Tune in to hear more of their conversation. Today’s show is sponsored by More Than Enough Financial—a financial coaching, tax, and mortgage company empowering people to find hope and freedom as they effectively manage their finances one day at a time. To order Reb’s e-book, audio book, or soft-cover copy of Cultivating Trust: Finding God’s Hope and Freedom for Your Finances, go to www.morethanenoughbooks.com or email info@morethanenough.ca, to arrange a pick-up from their Ottawa office.