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- 0:37Have
- 0:37you
- 0:37ever
- 0:38tried
- 0:38budgeting
- 0:38and
- 0:38felt
- 0:39overwhelmed
- 0:39in
- 0:39the
- 0:40first
- 0:4010
- 0:40minutes?
- 0:41Too
- 0:41many
- 0:41categories,
- 0:42too
- 0:43many
- 0:43numbers,
- 0:43and
- 0:44too
- 0:44many
- 0:44decisions.
- 0:46Budgets
- 0:46don't
- 0:46fail
- 0:46because
- 0:47people
- 0:47are
- 0:47irresponsible.
- 0:48Budgets
- 0:49fail
- 0:49because
- 0:49they're
- 0:50too
- 0:50complicated.
- 0:51Today
- 0:51we're
- 0:51going
- 0:51to
- 0:51build
- 0:52one
- 0:52that
- 0:52actually
- 0:53works.
- 1:15Hey,
- 1:15friend.
- 1:15Ralph
- 1:16Estep
- 1:16Jr.
- 1:17Here.
- 1:17I'm
- 1:17the
- 1:17financially
- 1:18confident
- 1:18Christian
- 1:19where
- 1:19we
- 1:19learn
- 1:20how
- 1:20to
- 1:20walk
- 1:20through
- 1:20life
- 1:21and
- 1:21money
- 1:21with
- 1:21wisdom,
- 1:22with
- 1:22peace,
- 1:23and
- 1:23with
- 1:23a
- 1:24heart
- 1:24anchored
- 1:24in
- 1:24God's
- 1:25truth.
- 1:25My
- 1:26mission
- 1:26is
- 1:26simple,
- 1:27to
- 1:27help
- 1:27you
- 1:27break
- 1:28that
- 1:28cycle
- 1:28of
- 1:29financial
- 1:29shame
- 1:29and
- 1:30build
- 1:30steady
- 1:30habits
- 1:31rooted
- 1:31in
- 1:31faith
- 1:32so
- 1:32you
- 1:32can
- 1:32become
- 1:32the
- 1:33kind
- 1:33of
- 1:33believer
- 1:33who
- 1:34handles
- 1:34money
- 1:34with
- 1:34clarity,
- 1:35with
- 1:36confidence,
- 1:36and
- 1:37with
- 1:37spiritual
- 1:37purpose.
- 1:38Yesterday
- 1:39we
- 1:39talked
- 1:39about
- 1:39why
- 1:40budgets
- 1:40actually
- 1:41bring
- 1:41freedom
- 1:41and
- 1:42how
- 1:42they
- 1:42calm
- 1:42your
- 1:43heart
- 1:43and
- 1:43protect
- 1:44your
- 1:44future.
- 1:44And
- 1:45today
- 1:45we're
- 1:45going
- 1:45to
- 1:45build
- 1:46on
- 1:46that.
- 1:46We're
- 1:46taking
- 1:46the
- 1:47next
- 1:47step.
- 1:48How
- 1:48do
- 1:48you
- 1:48actually
- 1:48build
- 1:49a
- 1:49budget
- 1:49that
- 1:50works
- 1:50in
- 1:50real
- 1:50life?
- 1:51Not
- 1:51a
- 1:52stressful
- 1:52one,
- 1:52not
- 1:53a
- 1:53complicated
- 1:53one,
- 1:54one
- 1:54that
- 1:54says,
- 1:55I'll
- 1:55never
- 1:55stick
- 1:56to
- 1:56this.
- 1:57A
- 1:57simple,
- 1:58faithful,
- 1:59life
- 1:59giving
- 1:59plan
- 2:00that
- 2:00brings
- 2:00clarity
- 2:01instead
- 2:01of
- 2:02chaos.
- 2:03A
- 2:03listener
- 2:03wrote
- 2:03me
- 2:04and
- 2:04said,
- 2:04ralph,
- 2:04I've
- 2:05tried
- 2:05the
- 2:05budgeting
- 2:06apps,
- 2:06I've
- 2:07tried
- 2:07spreadsheets,
- 2:08I've
- 2:08tried
- 2:09notebooks.
- 2:09Nothing
- 2:10sticks.
- 2:10What
- 2:11am
- 2:11I
- 2:11missing?
- 2:13Maybe
- 2:13you
- 2:13felt
- 2:13that
- 2:14too.
- 2:14You
- 2:15want
- 2:15to
- 2:15get
- 2:15it
- 2:15right.
- 2:16You
- 2:16want
- 2:16to
- 2:16be
- 2:17faithful,
- 2:17you
- 2:18want
- 2:18to
- 2:18feel
- 2:18peace
- 2:18when
- 2:19you
- 2:19look
- 2:19at
- 2:19your
- 2:19money.
- 2:20But
- 2:20every
- 2:21system
- 2:21feels
- 2:22overwhelming
- 2:22or
- 2:23too
- 2:23detailed
- 2:24or
- 2:24too
- 2:24unrealistic.
- 2:26And
- 2:26after
- 2:27a
- 2:27while
- 2:27you
- 2:27quietly
- 2:28think,
- 2:28maybe
- 2:29budgeting
- 2:29just
- 2:29isn't
- 2:30for
- 2:30me.
- 2:31Friend,
- 2:31you're
- 2:32not
- 2:32the
- 2:32problem.
- 2:33The
- 2:33method
- 2:34was
- 2:35you
- 2:35don't
- 2:35need
- 2:35a
- 2:35complicated
- 2:36budget,
- 2:37you
- 2:37need
- 2:37a
- 2:37simple
- 2:38one.
- 2:39And
- 2:39research
- 2:39shows
- 2:40that
- 2:40most
- 2:40people
- 2:40quit
- 2:41budgeting
- 2:41not
- 2:42because
- 2:42of
- 2:42discipline,
- 2:43but
- 2:43because
- 2:44their
- 2:44system
- 2:44was
- 2:45too
- 2:45complex
- 2:45to
- 2:45maintain.
- 2:46It's
- 2:46really,
- 2:46that's
- 2:47what
- 2:47it
- 2:47is.
- 2:47In
- 2:47the
- 2:48end,
- 2:48simplicity
- 2:49wins.
- 2:49Always.
- 2:50It's
- 2:51not
- 2:51about
- 2:51perfection,
- 2:52it's
- 2:52about
- 2:53clarity.
- 2:53And
- 2:54I've
- 2:54seen
- 2:54this
- 2:54for
- 2:54more
- 2:54than
- 2:5530
- 2:55years
- 2:55as
- 2:55an
- 2:55accountant,
- 2:56as
- 2:56a
- 2:57coach,
- 2:57and
- 2:57yes,
- 2:57also
- 2:58as
- 2:58a
- 2:58believer.
- 2:59I've
- 2:59helped
- 2:59people
- 3:00build
- 3:00budgets
- 3:00that
- 3:01fit
- 3:01real
- 3:01lives.
- 3:02Not
- 3:02these
- 3:02ideal
- 3:03lives,
- 3:03these
- 3:03pie
- 3:04in
- 3:04the
- 3:04sky
- 3:04ideas,
- 3:05Budgets
- 3:05that
- 3:05don't
- 3:06require
- 3:06hours
- 3:07each
- 3:07weeks,
- 3:08budgets
- 3:08that
- 3:08flex
- 3:09when
- 3:09life
- 3:09gets
- 3:10messy
- 3:10because
- 3:10guess
- 3:11what?
- 3:11Life
- 3:11gets
- 3:12messy.
- 3:12And
- 3:13budgets
- 3:13that
- 3:13actually
- 3:14work
- 3:14in
- 3:14the
- 3:14hands
- 3:15of
- 3:15real
- 3:15people
- 3:15with
- 3:16real
- 3:16families
- 3:17and
- 3:17real
- 3:17struggles.
- 3:19And
- 3:19I
- 3:19promise
- 3:19you
- 3:20right
- 3:20now,
- 3:20you
- 3:20can
- 3:21build
- 3:21one
- 3:21too.
- 3:22A
- 3:22man
- 3:22in
- 3:23our
- 3:23community,
- 3:23and
- 3:23I'll
- 3:24call
- 3:24him
- 3:24Andrew,
- 3:25tied
- 3:25budgeting
- 3:26many
- 3:26times.
- 3:26He
- 3:27had
- 3:27dozens
- 3:27of
- 3:27apps,
- 3:28multiple
- 3:29planners,
- 3:29color
- 3:29coded
- 3:30spreadsheets,
- 3:31but
- 3:32nothing
- 3:32stuck.
- 3:33So
- 3:33I
- 3:34helped
- 3:34him.
- 3:34We
- 3:34stripped
- 3:34it
- 3:35down.
- 3:36Income,
- 3:37fixed
- 3:37expenses,
- 3:38Core
- 3:38categories,
- 3:39zero
- 3:39based
- 3:40balance.
- 3:40Just
- 3:40four
- 3:41things,
- 3:41just
- 3:41one
- 3:42page.
- 3:42It
- 3:42took
- 3:4310
- 3:43minutes.
- 3:44And
- 3:44Andrew
- 3:45told
- 3:45me
- 3:45later,
- 3:45he
- 3:45said,
- 3:46ralph,
- 3:46for
- 3:46the
- 3:46first
- 3:47time
- 3:47in
- 3:47my
- 3:47life,
- 3:48I
- 3:48finally
- 3:48feel
- 3:48like
- 3:49my
- 3:49money
- 3:49makes
- 3:49sense.
- 3:50See,
- 3:51that's
- 3:51the
- 3:51power
- 3:51of
- 3:52simple
- 3:52steps.
- 3:53So
- 3:53let
- 3:54me
- 3:54ask
- 3:54you,
- 3:54what
- 3:54if
- 3:55budgeting
- 3:55didn't
- 3:55feel
- 3:56stressful
- 3:56or
- 3:57complicated,
- 3:58but
- 3:58actually
- 3:58felt
- 3:59peaceful
- 3:59and
- 4:00manageable?
- 4:01Let's
- 4:01build
- 4:01that
- 4:02together.
- 4:03Let's
- 4:03take
- 4:03it,
- 4:03and
- 4:04let's
- 4:04do
- 4:04it
- 4:04step
- 4:04by
- 4:05step
- 4:05together.
- 4:05First
- 4:06thing
- 4:06I
- 4:06want
- 4:06you
- 4:06to
- 4:06do
- 4:07starts
- 4:07with
- 4:08this.
- 4:08List
- 4:08your
- 4:09income.
- 4:09Start
- 4:10with
- 4:10what's
- 4:10coming
- 4:11in.
- 4:11That's
- 4:11your
- 4:12job,
- 4:12your
- 4:12wages.
- 4:13Maybe
- 4:13you've
- 4:13got
- 4:14some
- 4:14side
- 4:14jobs,
- 4:15maybe
- 4:15you're
- 4:15retired.
- 4:16It's
- 4:16your
- 4:16Social
- 4:16Security
- 4:16or
- 4:17retirement,
- 4:18any
- 4:18consistent
- 4:19income,
- 4:19start
- 4:20there.
- 4:20That's
- 4:20your
- 4:20foundation.
- 4:21That's
- 4:22your
- 4:22starting
- 4:22point.
- 4:22And
- 4:23guess
- 4:23what?
- 4:23That's
- 4:23your
- 4:23reality.
- 4:24Because
- 4:24that's
- 4:24what's
- 4:24actually
- 4:25coming
- 4:25in
- 4:25the
- 4:25door.
- 4:26Second
- 4:27thing,
- 4:27list
- 4:27your
- 4:28fixed
- 4:28expenses.
- 4:29You're
- 4:29like,
- 4:29ralph,
- 4:29what
- 4:29are
- 4:29you
- 4:30talking
- 4:30about?
- 4:30These
- 4:31are
- 4:31your
- 4:31bills
- 4:31that
- 4:31come
- 4:32every
- 4:32month
- 4:32whether
- 4:33you're
- 4:33ready
- 4:33or
- 4:33not.
- 4:34Things
- 4:34like
- 4:34your
- 4:34mortgage
- 4:35or
- 4:35your
- 4:35rent,
- 4:36the
- 4:36utilities,
- 4:37your
- 4:37insurance,
- 4:38your
- 4:38Internet
- 4:39and
- 4:39your
- 4:39phone
- 4:40bill.
- 4:40Hey,
- 4:40everybody's
- 4:40got
- 4:40a
- 4:40phone
- 4:41these
- 4:41days,
- 4:41right?
- 4:41These
- 4:42don't
- 4:42change
- 4:42much,
- 4:43so
- 4:43they're
- 4:44easy
- 4:44to
- 4:44plan.
- 4:45This
- 4:45step
- 4:45alone
- 4:45brings
- 4:46so
- 4:46much
- 4:46peace
- 4:46because
- 4:46you
- 4:47know
- 4:47what
- 4:47to
- 4:48expect.
- 4:49Step
- 4:49number
- 4:49three
- 4:50is
- 4:50add
- 4:50in
- 4:51those
- 4:51core
- 4:51categories.
- 4:52Keep
- 4:52them
- 4:52simple.
- 4:53You
- 4:53notice
- 4:53I'm
- 4:53not
- 4:53giving
- 4:54you
- 4:5422
- 4:54items.
- 4:56Saving,
- 4:57giving,
- 4:57debt
- 4:58payments,
- 4:59groceries,
- 4:59hey,
- 4:59we
- 4:59all
- 5:00got
- 5:00to
- 5:00eat,
- 5:00gas
- 5:01and
- 5:01those
- 5:01extras.
- 5:02You
- 5:02don't
- 5:02need
- 5:0322
- 5:03categories.
- 5:04You
- 5:04just
- 5:04need
- 5:05clarity.
- 5:05The
- 5:06point
- 5:06isn't
- 5:06control,
- 5:07it's
- 5:07actually
- 5:08direction.
- 5:09And
- 5:09step
- 5:10four,
- 5:10finally,
- 5:11balance
- 5:11to
- 5:12zero.
- 5:12See,
- 5:12this
- 5:12is
- 5:13the
- 5:13secret.
- 5:13You
- 5:13want
- 5:13to
- 5:13know
- 5:13the
- 5:14secret?
- 5:14This
- 5:14is
- 5:15a
- 5:15secret.
- 5:15Every
- 5:16dollar
- 5:16gets
- 5:17an
- 5:17assignment.
- 5:18And
- 5:18that's
- 5:18not
- 5:18done
- 5:19to
- 5:19restrict
- 5:19you,
- 5:19but
- 5:19to
- 5:20guide
- 5:20you.
- 5:20And
- 5:21when
- 5:21you
- 5:21balance
- 5:21to
- 5:22zero,
- 5:22you
- 5:22stop
- 5:22wondering,
- 5:23where
- 5:23did
- 5:23my
- 5:23money
- 5:24go?
- 5:24Because
- 5:24you
- 5:24know
- 5:25exactly
- 5:25where
- 5:25every
- 5:25dollar
- 5:26went
- 5:26because
- 5:26you
- 5:27told
- 5:27it
- 5:27where
- 5:27to
- 5:27go
- 5:27in
- 5:28the
- 5:28first
- 5:28place.
- 5:29This
- 5:29is
- 5:29where
- 5:30peace
- 5:30begins.
- 5:31And
- 5:32see,
- 5:32Jesus
- 5:32himself
- 5:33taught
- 5:33this
- 5:33wisdom
- 5:33long
- 5:34before
- 5:34budgeting
- 5:35apps
- 5:35even
- 5:35existed.
- 5:36Look
- 5:36at
- 5:36Luke
- 5:3714:28.
- 5:39Suppose
- 5:39one
- 5:39of
- 5:39you
- 5:39wants
- 5:40to
- 5:40build
- 5:40a
- 5:40tower.
- 5:41Once
- 5:41you
- 5:41first
- 5:42sit
- 5:42down
- 5:42and
- 5:42estimate
- 5:43the
- 5:43cost
- 5:43to
- 5:43see
- 5:43if
- 5:43you
- 5:44have
- 5:44enough
- 5:44money
- 5:44to
- 5:44complete
- 5:45it.
- 5:46It's
- 5:46Jesus.
- 5:47See,
- 5:47that
- 5:48planning
- 5:48isn't
- 5:48fear.
- 5:49That
- 5:49planning
- 5:49is
- 5:50wisdom.
- 5:51It's
- 5:51stewardship.
- 5:52It's
- 5:52obedience.
- 5:54And
- 5:54it's
- 5:54peace.
- 5:56Lord,
- 5:56we
- 5:56just
- 5:56thank
- 5:56you
- 5:57for
- 5:57the
- 5:57gift
- 5:57of
- 5:57order
- 5:57and
- 5:58peace
- 5:58that
- 5:58comes
- 5:58from
- 5:59clarity.
- 5:59Let
- 6:00us
- 6:00build
- 6:00budgets
- 6:01that
- 6:01honor
- 6:01you,
- 6:01that
- 6:02reflect
- 6:02your
- 6:02wisdom,
- 6:03and
- 6:03that
- 6:04strengthen
- 6:04our
- 6:04households.
- 6:06Give
- 6:06us
- 6:06discernment
- 6:06as
- 6:07we
- 6:07count
- 6:07the
- 6:07cost,
- 6:08and
- 6:08courage
- 6:09as
- 6:09we
- 6:09take
- 6:09the
- 6:10next
- 6:10step.
- 6:10And
- 6:10we
- 6:10ask
- 6:11this
- 6:11in
- 6:11Jesus
- 6:12name,
- 6:13Amen.
- 6:14All
- 6:14right,
- 6:14here's
- 6:14today's
- 6:15step.
- 6:15I
- 6:15want
- 6:16you
- 6:16to
- 6:16write
- 6:16down
- 6:16your
- 6:16income
- 6:17and
- 6:17your
- 6:18fixed
- 6:18expenses.
- 6:18That's
- 6:19it.
- 6:19I
- 6:19just
- 6:19want
- 6:19you
- 6:19to
- 6:19begin.
- 6:20You're
- 6:20already
- 6:21building
- 6:21your
- 6:21budget
- 6:22with
- 6:22just
- 6:22those
- 6:22couple
- 6:23things.
- 6:24A
- 6:24member
- 6:24of
- 6:24our
- 6:25committee
- 6:25wrote
- 6:25this.
- 6:25I
- 6:26always
- 6:26thought
- 6:26budgeting
- 6:27was
- 6:27overwhelming,
- 6:28but
- 6:28this
- 6:28group
- 6:28helped
- 6:29me
- 6:29break
- 6:29it
- 6:29down
- 6:29into
- 6:30simple
- 6:30steps.
- 6:32People
- 6:32here
- 6:32don't
- 6:32shame
- 6:33you.
- 6:33They
- 6:33walk
- 6:34with
- 6:34you,
- 6:35friend.
- 6:35You
- 6:35don't
- 6:36have
- 6:36to
- 6:36build
- 6:36your
- 6:362026
- 6:37budget
- 6:37alone
- 6:38either.
- 6:38Come
- 6:39and
- 6:39join
- 6:39us.
- 6:40It's
- 6:40free,
- 6:40it's
- 6:41supportive,
- 6:41and
- 6:42hey,
- 6:42it's
- 6:43Safe.
- 6:43Come
- 6:44to
- 6:44financiallyconfidentchristian.com.
- 6:46join
- 6:47again.
- 6:47That's
- 6:48financiallyconfidentchristian.com.
- 6:51join
- 6:51and
- 6:51let's
- 6:52walk
- 6:52this
- 6:52road
- 6:52together.
- 6:54Remember
- 6:54this.
- 6:55You
- 6:55don't
- 6:55need
- 6:55the
- 6:56perfect
- 6:56budget.
- 6:57You
- 6:57just
- 6:57need
- 6:57a
- 6:57simple
- 6:58one.
- 6:58You
- 6:59need
- 6:59one
- 6:59that
- 6:59brings
- 7:00peace,
- 7:00you
- 7:01need
- 7:01one
- 7:01that
- 7:01brings
- 7:01clarity,
- 7:02and
- 7:03you
- 7:03need
- 7:03one
- 7:03that
- 7:03brings
- 7:04order.
- 7:04Because
- 7:05I'm
- 7:05going
- 7:05to
- 7:05tell
- 7:05you
- 7:05right
- 7:05now,
- 7:06you
- 7:06are
- 7:06capable,
- 7:07you
- 7:07are
- 7:07growing,
- 7:08and
- 7:09God
- 7:09is
- 7:09guiding
- 7:09your
- 7:10steps.
- 7:10Go
- 7:11out
- 7:11there
- 7:11today
- 7:11and
- 7:12be
- 7:12a
- 7:12financially
- 7:13confident
- 7:13Christian.
- 7:14You
- 7:14can
- 7:14do
- 7:15this.
- 7:15I
- 7:15have
- 7:15confidence
- 7:16in
- 7:16you,
- 7:16and
- 7:16the
- 7:16Lord
- 7:17is
- 7:17with
- 7:17you.
- 7:17Stay
- 7:18financially
- 7:18savvy.
- 7:19God
- 7:19bless
- 7:19you,
- 7:20and
- 7:20you
- 7:20have
- 7:20a
- 7:20great
- 7:20day
- 7:21today.