Category: Integrity

Proverbs 28:6 (NKJV) 6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than one perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

Many of us may be in financial situations that make us feel like we’re backed up against a wall. We may be getting by, but never seem to have any extra. No surplus.

We try our best to do things the right way, the way of integrity and honesty, the way that pleases God.

What’s more, we see people who we know are not living their lives to please God, yet they seem to have an abundance of finances. They lack nothing, at least based on what we see.

This can sometimes cause us to envy their financial status. We can become jealous. We may even covet what they have.

But God has told us that we are far better off to be of lower financial stature and be upright and honest than to be wealthy and of questionable character, obtaining wealth by perverse and corrupt ways.

Would our lives be easier if we had financial abundance? On the surface, yes. But it’s also important that we not forfeit our morals and integrity in exchange for financial abundance.

Learning to live on a tight budget means having to look to and lean on God for our provision. It tests our faith and our steadfastness when it comes to our walk with God. And if we let Him, God will teach us much about trusting Him during those lean times.

Is it always pleasant? No. It’s not. But nothing worth anything comes easy. And the lessons we learn as we lean on Him will far outweigh the convenience of abundant wealth gained by less than honest means.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902