When your income drops suddenly

Godliness with contentment is great gain.

1 Timothy 6:6-8

When your income drops suddenly. Nobody puts that on a vision board, but people live it every day. Look beneath the first emotion and identify the conclusion attached to it. Familiar reactions survive by outrunning careful truth. Having more does not make you more valuable, and having less does not make you less loved. Let Jesus Christ shape your stewardship, generosity, restraint, and peace. Today may feel ordinary, but obedience still matters. Let truth be sufficient for the next faithful choice.

Are you listening for correction as readily as confirmation? How can you tell the difference today?

Lord, keep the old script from choosing on my behalf today. Teach me a different response and give me courage to practice it today. Amen.