Christian Counseling Debt and The Bible
“Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.” Matthew 18:27
Is debt biblical? It isn’t a sin to be in debt but the Bible does speak a lot about being faithful managers of what we have been blessed with. The bigger sin is being too prideful to acknowledge your need and your current financial state and seek help or counsel. There are Christian counseling centers to help with Christian debt removal. The sooner help is sought the sooner obligations and debts can be corralled and brought under control. It is a humbling experience to go through, but others share this same experience. We learn from our trials to better serve the Lord and to reinforce our faith. If you have a financial situation do not hesitate to look for Christian debt counseling because someday you may be able give spiritual or financial help to a fellow Christian, family member or co-worker.
“The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
Proverbs 22:7
We are called to be good stewards of our money. Sometimes we see ourselves in debt for perfectly legitimate reasons. There could be an illness, rendering you unable to work. In these precarious times, we are seeing more and more people being laid off or hours cut substantially. Whem the monthly payments become due, often times we discover we do not have enought money to pay them. Often times charge cards can be used to pay debtors and then the debt starts to increase. It can become overwhelming and a Christian counseling debt may be needed.
Pray First
“Listen to me!, you can pray for anything, and if you believe, you will have it.” Mark 11:24
Take everything to the Lord in prayer. Does this mean all things you pray for will be granted? The Lord always answers our prayers, not in the way we may have expected or in the same time frame we expect. Jesus prayed when He was on earth. He prayed while in the wilderness and also he prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. Jesus prayed that the cup He was about to partake of be taken from Him. He still had to go through what He was sent to do, die for our sins and transgressions. We may still have to endure some trials for the situation we are in, but He has promised to take care of us.
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