Meditations for Financial Freedom Vol 1

By DeForest B. Soaries, Jr

Using personal and biblical stories and verses, Meditations for Financial Freedom (Vol. 1) is the first installment of a twelve-part series aimed at helping people who are attempting to attain and maintain financial freedom.

This book offers daily meditations that inform and inspire – make you laugh and make you cry – with reflections that walk through the books of The Bible and highlight concepts that address financial issues including saving, investing, retirement, employment, entrepreneurship and a myriad of subjects relevant to personal finance.

Each day’s meditation offers the reader an opportunity to consider one financial challenge and encounter a brief thought or prayer related to each idea. Use this book for 7 minutes a day for reflection and financial guidance from a biblical context.

Meditations... can be used by those who practice daily devotion, and anyone desiring to deepen their spiritual life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DeForest B. Soaries, Jr
• Release date: Mar 18, 2016
• ISBN: 9780997243611

DeForest B. Soaries, Jr

Dr. DeForest “Buster” Soaries, Jr. is the creator of dfree® - a transformational lifestyle movement that promotes financial freedom through values-based principles and practical approaches to financial management. The dfree® strategy, currently in use by hundreds of churches and organizations across the United States and abroad, and featured by Soledad O’Brien on CNN’s Almighty Debt, addresses the cultural, psychological and spiritual influences on financial wellness.Dr. Soaries is uniquely qualified to motivate and instruct people in areas of personal development and financial success. His advice is practical, his perspective refreshing and his experiences instructive. After 15 years of debt, delinquency and deficit living, he rose to become a high ranking government official, corporate director, real estate investor, author and speaker. He serves as Senior Pastor to the 5000-plus members of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, and is an independent director at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and Independence Realty Trust of Philadelphia. He is former Secretary of State of New Jersey and Chairman of the United States Election Assistance Commission.Dr. Soaries is author of “Say Yes to No Debt,” previously titled “dfree®: Breaking Free from Financial Slavery” (Zondervan) and “dfree® Lifestyle: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom” (UMI). He is President and CEO of the dfree® Global Foundation, Inc., which provides training to organizations and individuals who help people achieve financial freedom and self-sufficiency.Dr. Soaries is a graduate of Fordham University (BA), Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) and United Theological Seminary (DMin). He resides in Central New Jersey with his wife, Donna and twin sons, Malcolm and Martin.

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Introduction

In my books "Say Yes to No Debt, previously titled dfree®: Breaking Free From Financial Slavery, and dfree® Lifestyle: 12 Steps to Financial Freedom," I offer the best advice I could muster to inspire people to set and achieve financial goals. The results have been rewarding and fulfilling. And the process always begins with eliminating debt, controlling spending and remaining focused on one’s goals.

What I have discovered is that many people get started on their respective roads to financial freedom but have a difficult time sustaining their successes. In some cases, people actually eliminate all of their debt and start making substantial investments only to fall right back into their spending binges and debt-driven lifestyles.

In my teaching, I advise people to read materials that will enhance their knowledge about finances and help them stay on their respective courses. In fact I have stated that all of us should spend AT LEAST seven minutes every day doing something about our finances. These meditational readings were created to offer a resource for those that have chosen to do just that.

Every one of these daily meditations has four elements: a verse of scripture, a thought to ponder, a prayer to offer, and a decision to act. I believe that is our formula for success: a word from God, a thought about that word, a prayer that embraces what we learn from God’s word and a decision to take an action that gets us closer to our goal.

This book is designed to be used during a one-month period. You may start on any given day in any month. This is the first of a twelve-volume set of meditations. You will notice that the readings begin in the book of Genesis and proceed chronologically through the books of the Bible. If you decide to complete all twelve volumes, you would have considered texts from every book of the Bible!

My prayer is that you will find this a useful resource as you maintain your commitment to achieving and maintaining financial freedom.

DeForest B. Soaries, Jr.

DAY 1 - Beginning

Verse

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 (NIV)

Thought

Whenever I start anything, I always want to start at the beginning. To do otherwise is to engage in thought, discussion or action without understanding what is really happening. I can’t tell you how many years it took me to embrace that practice with my cars. I have been so guilty of just driving the car without first understanding