As I was driving home yesterday, I was just thinking about you and if you are actually living how you want to be living.  It is just so different when you are living in God’s will and what He wants you to do and you are not living as the world lives and how they think you “should” be living.  So many people just go to college to get a job they don’t even enjoy and feel like they have to do it every day just to keep up with others and collect possessions that they don’t even have time to enjoy.  Is this you?  I am here to tell you that your life does not have to be this way. 
Sometimes you have to step out in faith to do something different even when others don’t understand.  Many people don’t even understand how to make money without working for someone else, but since 2020, it has been so nice to see even more people start businesses doing what they love and finding communities of like minded people is so much easier now which is so much to hang out with people with the same values.  Surrounding yourself and your family around these positive friends can be so rewarding!
 
I want you to take a look at what is going well in your life and what you would like to change.  Is your time aligned with your values or are you getting up to go to work for someone else every day, but wishing you were doing something else?  Are you tired of the hustle just to get by day after day so that you can have those expensive vehicles so you can look good to those around you?  Do you trade time for money and you are always hustling trying to get ahead? 
I am here to let you know that it does not have to be that way-life is too short not to enjoy what you are doing. 
I believe that everything you do should have God in the center of it all - family and business and when you put Him first and your roots are deep, you can withstand anything because you know He is the Rock on which it all stands.  Many times it comes down to trusting - are you trusting Him with everything and have you surrendered it all to Him?  I believe this is one of the first steps.  
Next, look at that list. Where can you make changes right now?  How can you reduce debt quickly?  Sell anything you have payments on.  If you could reduce one or 2 car payments, how would that change your debt?  There are many reliable vehicles for a reasonable price if you are willing to drive something older.  We like to find older vehicles with lower miles  that we can pay cash for because not only will you be saving on a car payment, but older vehicles are cheaper to insure and you don’t have to have full coverage on them because you don’t have a loan on them.  If you don’t have money to make repairs if they should come up, you might want to keep full coverage on them until you do have a nice little saving for those just in case moments, but you could save thousands of dollars on car payments and reduced insurance costs each year just on vehicles.
If you want to live a life of your dreams without debt, you are also going to want to stop impulse and frivolous spending.  This doesn’t mean you go without, but it does mean that until you are living this debt free life, you try to be more intentional with your spending and purchases.  Do you really need that brand name purse or decor?  If you think certain brands make you a better person, you are wrong!  In fact……most of us living our dream life don’t even know if you are wearing designer jeans or have a designer purse because we don’t focus on materialism. We focus on being more like Jesus and shining our light and not our possessions and you can too!!!!  If you die tomorrow, do you really think people would talk about your purse or the vehicles you had, absolutely not!!!!  They talk about the kind of person you were and the life you lived! Spread joy everywhere you go! 
 
I want you to make that list today of where you could reduce your debt so that you can begin this journey of freedom to live the life you have always dreamed of!  It takes time, but i