Friday, July 20, 2018

Four Necessities

But if any do not care for their own, and especially for those of their own house, they have denied the faith and are worse than unbelievers.
– 1 Timothy 5:8

There are four basic necessities the head of a household should provide for those of their house:

1) Food – eat at home most times. Do not eat out five nights a week. It is a waste of money and probably unhealthy. If you work or go to school, take a packed lunch from home on most days.

2) Shelter – rent or mortgage. Never pay rent unless you have to. It is the worst investment you can make.

3) Clothing – you are not required to provide the most expensive clothing or the latest trend in clothing. Do not try to provide Christian Louboutin red bottom shoes on a Payless budget.

4) Transportation – vehicles, gas, bus fare, bicycle, whatever your budget can afford. Do not take a taxi to work every day when you only live a mile from your place of employment.

Provide these four fundamentals for your household, and you will be doing God’s will.

Lord God, thank You for providing for my household.

Further Reading

• 2 Chronicles 1:1-3:17
• Romans 6:1-23
• Psalm 16:1-11
• Proverbs 19:20-21