Thoughts regarding faith and money:

• People are absolutely craving God, but are unsure or tentative on how to start the relationship with Him.
• People are looking for guidance in handling their money, both charitable giving and daily & long-term management.
• A person’s attitude towards money has a direct influence on their relationship with God.
• For many people, God and money run “neck and neck” as their top priority.
• We need to handle our money in a way that will draw us to God.
• God calls us to be generous with all of our gifts, especially our money.
• The average Catholic only gives 1% of their gross income to Church and charity (this puts us last if you are keeping score).
• The hard truth – many Catholics are generous, however, many Catholics are not generous in proportion to the gifts they have been given.
• We need to help fellow Catholics to be better stewards of all their money; how they give to Church and charity and how they spend and use their money in their daily decisions.
• The Bible is a good source on financial guidance.
• Once people gain a degree of financial peace, it opens them to live life more fully and abundantly as God intended, which ultimately leads to a richer, stronger relationship with God.
• You cannot “out-give” God! Once you open yourself to receive His gifts, they will flow through you to others, who in turn, will do the same.
• The first commandment is “I am the Lord Your God. You shall have no other gods before me.”
• By helping people to be better stewards of their money, they keep God first and money second.
• People want joy and peace. It all starts by putting God first in all things, especially with their money.
• “Giving” is actually a gift from God because it helps us from putting other gods before God.
• We have a need to give! Why? Because we are made in God’s image and likeness!