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The Creation of Marriage, Part 8 – YouTube

Show Notes:

We were made for productivity, and God has redeemed us for good work.  Part of this good work is when the character of God comes out of us because of the New Birth.  Reflecting His glory and shining the light of Jesus is a good work.

God has put you in a place, set boundaries, and given you something to do.  If you understand that, you will be productive all your life with fun, life-giving productivity.

Whatever your occupation may be, you need to let your life be surrendered to the Lordship of Christ.  As a Christian, we work out of the Lordship of Christ.  We are not working to get saved or to get right with God.  We are working because we are saved, and God has made us right.  Out of that, we are to produce for God.

As a Christian, everything about us is about Jesus.  Wherever we go, whatever we do, we are working for Him.  It changes every perspective.

There is an economy God has, and it is different than man’s economy.  Proper stewardship is right on the top of that.  We need to get foundationally right here and deal with our household economy in a good way.  There is a lot of marital strife because of poor financial stewardship.  Most of the failure in your home economy is setting up outside of God’s parameters.  We squander money and do foolish things.  This leads to conflict in marriage, and many marriages derail here.  It’s financial adultery against God and your spouse.

True riches are not found in money.  True riches are found in contentment.  It’s when God fills your heart and you’re so full of Jesus that you have peace.  There’s peace with your spouse and your children, and there’s joy in your home.  We need to settle this in the foundation of our marriage.