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Balancing Ledgers. 3 Leading Ledgers. 2 Commitments. 1. Priority of God. “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3). 1. Spiritual Ledger. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30).
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Balancing Ledgers
3 Leading Ledgers 2 Commitments 1. Priority of God “You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:3) 1. Spiritual Ledger
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30) Important Truth: As a Christian, God is to be Your Number One Priority.
“Do not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” (Exodus 34:14) “Be careful not to make a treaty with those who live in the land; for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you and you will eat their sacrifices.” (Exodus 34:15)
“I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery…I will hand you over to your lovers…They will strip you of your clothes and take your fine jewelry and leave you naked and bare. They will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and hack you to pieces with their swords.” (Ezek. 16:38-40)
3 Leading Ledgers 2 Commitments Priority of God Permeation of God 1. Spiritual Ledger
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25) “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5)
3 Leading Ledgers 2 Focal Points Marital Relationship “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24 NIV) 2. Family Ledger
3 Leading Ledgers 2 Focal Points 2. Parent-Child Relationship 2. Family Ledger
2. Parent-Child Relationship 3 Traps to Avoid: • Parent-As-Friend • Popularity Contest • Kids are Most Important
3 Leading Ledgers “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” (Colossians 3:23-24) 3. Work Ledger
3 Leading Ledgers “…when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work—this is a gift of God.” (Ecclesiastes 5:19) 3. Work Ledger
Balancing Ledgers