Love, Marriage, and Money - Part 4 - Prayer

This is the last part of my series, and I won't hesitate to say the most important aspect to our financial success is prayer.

We don't pray to win the lottery, or even that one of us will get a raise. We know that God has promised to provide for our every need. Even some of our wants.

What we do pray for is wisdom. I think that this is an oft overlooked, but very powerful prayer. We pray for wisdom to stretch our small budget and to help us to find the best way to use our money. We pray that God would help us find good deals and help us be good stewards of what He has blessed us with. And honestly I can think of more than a few times where we have gotten just what we needed or found a new resource just at the right time. Coincidence? I don't believe in coincidence.

I changed the tag on my title to the Bible verse where God blesses Solomon with wisdom, and then gives him everything else in addition. In James 1:5 it says "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." This is a promise from God - that anyone who asks for God's guidance will receive it.
God is like our parent - He loves to give advice :) The difference is that God's advice is always the best way.