How People Spend Their Paychecks

These figures taken from USA Today show national averages in various spending categories.
 
22%   Housing (including furniture and repairs)
22%   Transportation (car, gas and oil, repairs)
15%   Food
09%   Social Security, pensions
07%   Utilities
05%   Clothing
05%   Entertainment, recreation
04%   Medical care
03%   Savings
02%   Insurance (except car and home)
06%   Miscellaneous
 
 
It might be an interesting exercise to see how you compare […]

Secrets of the Seed – Part IV
Enjoy some of the seed! 

The apostle Paul realized that, although everything in the universe belongs to God, if we partner with Him, He allows us to keep some of everything He provides. The farmer who harvests the crop has a right to eat some of it. The one who […]

Secrets of the Seed – Part III
Be Careful Not to Hoard the Seed 
It is important to continually invest the seed that God has given to you. This doesn’t mean putting your entire paycheck in the offering basket at church! It does, however, mean that you should guard yourself from an attitude that hoards the seed […]

Secrets of the Seed – Part II
You are a Steward of the Seed 
Our life’s stewardship should reflect God’s interest in all that He has entrusted us with. Genesis 1:26 records that God made man to rule over all the earth and all life on earth, both plant and animal. In Genesis 2:15, man was made […]

Secrets of the Seed – Part I
God Owns the Seed 
When you understand this fprinciple, you will be in a right position to prosper; you will be able to then make God your partner. Prospering by partnering with God is first done by accepting this fact: God owns everything! You do not own anything. You may […]