MFM Daily Devotional 22 April 2021 – Dealing With Financial Issues In Marriage

MFM Daily Devotional 22 April 2021 Thursday Message By Pastor D.k Olukoya 

TOPIC: Dealing With Financial Issues In Marriage

Fire Scripture
Gen. 1:18-24

Memory verse
Gen 2:23 – “And Adam said, this is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh, she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man

MFM Daily Devotional 22 April 2021 Outline
God’s creative work was not complete until he made woman. He could have made her from dust of the ground as He made man; but He chose to make her from the rib of the man. God illustrated to us that in marriage, man and woman symbolically become one flesh. The goal for which marriage is created by God Himself should be more than friendship, it should be oneness. The two coming together shall be one flesh (Gen 2:24b).

Couples should have plans for what will make their union successful. These should include the issue of money (finances). Financial problems can affect how you think, act and feel about your partner. It can cause hostility and marital dissatisfaction.

Money is important to the success or failure of any family. Your ability to make and manage money properly will determine how well you live with your spouse. Most times couples fight over the control of money in their marriages. There are so many factors that can lead to financial misunderstanding and your ability to handle them will determine how far you can go in your family.

The first one is secrecy. You must be opened to your spouse about your income. If your spouse is not part of your plan, he or she cannot be part of its execution. Remember you are one and no more two.

Secondly, make a distinction between your needs and wants. Needs in the marriage are essential for survival while wants are numerous. Learn how to place needs above wants.

The third factor that causes financial crisis at home is planless spending. That is, spending on what was not budgeted for. Try as much as possible to have a family budget and spend within your budget.

The other factors that cause crisis in families include: selfishness-mine or yours syndrome, excessive demand from extended family members, laziness and infidelity.

To overcome these crises you must be diligent in your spending, be prudent and be opened to each other. Above all, see God as the Source and Provider of money in your home.

Also, make Jesus the head and the cornerstone of your marriage.

Motivational Quote
The handling of finances is one of the major emotional battle grounds of any marriage. Lack of finances is seldom the issues. The root problem seems to be an unrealistic and immature view of money.

Prophetic Word
Your family shall not beg for bread, in the name of Jesus.

HYMN – My hope is built on nothing less

PRAYER POINTS

MORNING
1. O Lord, uproot whatever You have not planted in my marriage, in the name Jesus.
2. Let the wisdom of God to take good and godly decisions come upon me and my wife/husband, in the name of Jesus.
3. O Lord, release all heavenly blessings upon my marriage now, in the name of Jesus .

EVENING
4. I break every curse of hardship in my marriage, in the name of Jesus .
5. Blood of Jesus, nullify every demonic transaction affecting my marriage in the name of Jesus .
6. Let the glory of my marriage begin to manifest now, in the name of Jesus .
7. I stand against every spirit of poverty and claim supernatural supply, in the name of Jesus.

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
Psalm 73; 77-78

MFM Mountain Top Life Devotional 22 April 2021. The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) is a Pentecostal denomination founded in Yaba, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria in 1989, now with churches in several countries. It was founded by Daniel Kolawole Olukoya.