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5 min readThe Habits of Financial Health – Part 1
The first habit of financial health is remembering that God is your source—not your salary, not your savings, not the economy. Pastor Rick opens this message in the series Financial Fitness by laying out eight habits for getting out of financial trouble, drawn from the book of Proverbs, and he insists they are listed in order of importance. The first habit is foundational because, as he puts it, "you must put your security in something that can never be taken from you." If you anchor your sense of safety in your job, your spouse, or your bank account, you will always be insecure, because all of those can disappear. The only thing that cannot be taken is your relationship with God. Deuteronomy 8:18 makes the point explicit: "Always remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth." God owns everything and loans it to us for the duration of our lives—we did not bring it with us, we will not take it with us, and after we die he will loan it to someone else. The word that matters here is produce. God designed people to be wealth producers, not just wealth consumers.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:35) **The Foundation: Habits for Financial Health** - Rick introduces the core idea that financial fitness, like physical or relational health, requires developing specific habits, and that God expects us to follow His principles before performing miracles.
- 2 (02:35) **Habit #1: Remember God is My Source** - The most important habit is recognizing that God, not a salary, job, or savings, is the ultimate source of all supply and security.
- 3 (04:53) **Wealth Producers vs. Wealth Takers** - Rick contrasts God's design for wealth creation with the current economic problem of having more consumers than contributors.
- 4 (06:58) **The Danger of Unproductive Wealth** - Rick criticizes those who make money on money without creating real value, and clarifies that prosperity is okay if it isn't made an idol.
- 5 (08:08) **Habit #2: Make Money Honestly** - The second habit is making money with integrity, because God does not bless cheaters, crooks, or deceptive people.
- 6 (11:00) **The Sin of Usury and Get-Rich-Quick Schemes** - Rick explains the biblical prohibition on excessive interest (usury) and warns against the trap of get-rich-quick schemes.
- 7 (14:00) **Five Principles to Avoid Investment Scams** - Rick provides five biblical principles for protecting yourself from being duped by get-rich-quick schemes.
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God designed you to be productive. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why God made you that way and what that means for your daily life.
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