Hebrews 12:11 Newsletter

Good morning Reader,

Veteran’s Day is Wednesday. It’s a day to honor the men and women who served in our military. If you are a veteran, thank you for your service.

But the word veteran has another meaning. A veteran is also someone with a lot of experience in a certain job, skill, or area of life.

That’s the meaning I want to focus on today. Experience is a gift. It can bless you and the people around you. But experience has a weak spot. After doing something for a long time, it’s easy to start believing things will never change.

When Jesus saw what was happening, he was angry with his disciples. He said to them, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of God belongs to those who are like these children. I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn’t receive the Kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” Mark 10:14-15 NLT

Children see life differently. They try new things without holding back. Ask a five-year-old what they want to be when they grow up, and you might hear five different jobs that have nothing to do with each other. They’re full of hope and imagination. Jesus said the Kingdom belongs to people like them.

Somewhere on the way to becoming adults, many of us lose that. We let our past decide what’s possible. And it shows up in our finances. We say things like, “We never have money for a vacation,” “We can never get ahead,” or “Nothing is ever going to change.”

Those words aren’t the truth. They describe your past, not your future. The person with the biggest opportunity to change your life is you. And the first person who needs to believe it is you.

Now, belief alone won’t get you there. It will take some elbow grease. But belief and work together can change things.

What if, a few months from now, you were saying, “I’m excited about our vacation in March, and it’s already paid for”? What if you said, “It felt good to pay for that in advance”? What if you and your spouse looked at your budget and said, “We’re finally on the other side”?

So today, I’m encouraging you to believe again. Walk into this day, this week, and this year expecting good things. And be ready to do the work. You need both.

Reflection Question: What part of your finances needs a fresh perspective?

Prayer of the Week: Dear God, restore my childlike faith. Help me see what is possible instead of expecting the worst. Give me the courage to believe and the strength to do the work. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Talk to you soon,

Latrisa

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