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Don’t Just Talk About It-Do Something - Part 4: Trusting Through Trials · Couples’ Journey Podcast Channel

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  What if the greatest lesson in trusting God isn't just about the big moments,
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  but also in the small, costly lessons we learn along the way?
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  Welcome to part four of Don't Just Talk About It, Do Something,
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  where Annie shares her poignant journey of trusting God through financial trials.
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  Today, we discover how relying on God's wisdom and provision can transform our
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  hearts and our stewardship. Here's Annie.
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  One of the costly lessons I learned in managing finances was when I discovered
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  how much money could have been a great savings for our business account.
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  Although I had established an accounting system for our business,
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  irregular audits allowed me
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  to overlook small charges I assumed were part of the service we paid for.
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  Sadly, I later found out these charges were actually fraudulent transactions.
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  When I discovered the total amount stolen from our account, my heart broke into pieces.
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  Despite working in our bank, we were unable to recover the full amount of funds.
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  Since then, I overcame my hesitation about updating our accounting software.
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  I searched for a service provider that would offer the features necessary to
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  better manage our accounts.
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  I thank God for leading me to a more affordable service that not only fits our
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  needs but provides more than I was initially looking for.
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  As a planner and someone with a sincere desire to be a good steward of God's
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  blessings, we often find ourselves in challenging situations that threaten our future expenses.
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  Naturally, our first response is to seek additional income so that we won't
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  find ourselves in such a predicament. However, God's ways are different.
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  Sometimes, He allows us to be on that edge, experiencing surprises of provision
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  that go beyond our usual sources.
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  As responsible stewards, we may do our part, taking care of our obligations.
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  But there are instances when circumstances beyond our control occur.
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  Sometimes God allows this so we can learn to trust Him more fully.
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  A trust that covers every part of our lives, including our finances.
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  A trust that isn't solely dependent on calculations or transactional means, such as job or business.
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  I once overheard in a podcast that many of us perceive budgeting or managing
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  finances as simply securing more funds.
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  But what we may not realize is that in doing so, we might be building our trust
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  in money rather than God, who is the true provider.
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  Let's do responsible and biblical budgeting that honors God and His purpose on how we should live.
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  As Ray and I reflect on our various experiences with money, I realize how God
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  often uses such situations to train us in trusting Him more completely.
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  He's changing our hearts, transforming our desires, so that we can truly live
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  according to His will and purpose.
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  Let's not compartmentalize our faith by approaching money differently.
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  Living in faith should flow through every aspect of our lives, including finances.
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  Managing money in a way that honors God means prioritizing His will and trusting
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  Him to provide for our needs.
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  Sometimes the transformation isn't necessarily about earning more money,
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  but reconfiguring how we align our resources with what He's asking us to do.
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  Proverbs 3, verse 5 to 6 says, Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do
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  not lean on your own understanding.
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  In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
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  Before we close, we want to invite you to engage with us and support the Couples
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  Journey blog series podcast.
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  By following this channel, leaving comments, and sharing episodes with your family and friends.
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  You're helping us in our mission to transform marriages today.
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  Your support encourages more couples to seek God's guidance and grow stronger together.
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  Thank you for being part of this journey. Together, we can make a difference.
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  Here's the final part of today's episode.
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  As we conclude today's episode, remember that trusting God in every aspect of
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  our lives, including our finances, calls us to realignment and faithfulness.
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  Annie encourages us to view challenges as opportunities to deepen our dependence on Him.
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  Let's step forward with confidence, trusting that God's ways are truly better
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  than our own, guided by faith, rooted in His purpose.
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  Join us again tomorrow for the final part of this series, Don't just talk about it, do something.