OK- Let's just admit it: Our country is addicted to spending and living beyong our means. We must return to Biblical principles of financial management. Personally and nationally, the consequences will be severe if we do not. The repercussions of our nation's financial mismanagement and debt are predicted to impact generations of future Americans.
As talks are breaking down regarding the impending financial crisis in the U.S., the debate is extremely heated on how America should spend its money. With $14.3 trillion in debt, spending is spiraling out of control and the U.S. may hit a financial crisis like other countries around the globe.
People wonder, "What is the answer to stop the bleeding?"
The answer is simple: Stop the spending addiction and return to biblical principles when handling the country's finances.
There's a reason this country is having so much trouble getting out of debt. We are literally addicted to spending. The government has pushed program upon program in Americans' faces for so long, we seemingly can't live without them. These programs are like drugs and we just need more and more to get by.
What our government is really doing is dealing in what I call, 'meth lab economics.' Liberals create an entitlement mindset and we teach people to think 'I earned this free program; I have a right to handouts with no responsibility.' It becomes a drug that creates dependency.
Government programs continue to keep people dependent. Welfare is essentially economic crack dealing. And until we take a more biblical approach to personal responsibility and spending, this addiction will continue.
We would all condemn the drug dealer who hooks his victims, reels them in, and holds them in bondage awaiting the next 'fix.' But government entitlements which give people barely enough to subsist, and which breed a mindset that, 'you can't make it without my help' create a bondage similar to that experienced by the drug addict. This is un-American and ungodly.
It is not nave to think that America can operate financially on biblical principles. We have before; we could again. This would involve simply returning to the Bible to guide us in how we handle our money, and following a few basic tenets:
-Be good stewards of God's resources. We are only caretakers on this earth; wasteful spending makes us irresponsible stewards of all that God has given us.
-Accept that saving is a tenet of God.
-Stay out of debt!
Our current financial model of confiscatory taxation, unbridled spending, and immeasurable waste must be stopped. It will take leaders of courage and conviction to accomplish this. But the biggest drug dealer of all is threatening our very existence: It is Big Government dealing a controlled substance called "federal money." For the good of people and the preservation of our country, the 'meth-lab' economics must come to and end.
As talks are breaking down regarding the impending financial crisis in the U.S., the debate is extremely heated on how America should spend its money. With $14.3 trillion in debt, spending is spiraling out of control and the U.S. may hit a financial crisis like other countries around the globe.
People wonder, "What is the answer to stop the bleeding?"
The answer is simple: Stop the spending addiction and return to biblical principles when handling the country's finances.
There's a reason this country is having so much trouble getting out of debt. We are literally addicted to spending. The government has pushed program upon program in Americans' faces for so long, we seemingly can't live without them. These programs are like drugs and we just need more and more to get by.
What our government is really doing is dealing in what I call, 'meth lab economics.' Liberals create an entitlement mindset and we teach people to think 'I earned this free program; I have a right to handouts with no responsibility.' It becomes a drug that creates dependency.
Government programs continue to keep people dependent. Welfare is essentially economic crack dealing. And until we take a more biblical approach to personal responsibility and spending, this addiction will continue.
We would all condemn the drug dealer who hooks his victims, reels them in, and holds them in bondage awaiting the next 'fix.' But government entitlements which give people barely enough to subsist, and which breed a mindset that, 'you can't make it without my help' create a bondage similar to that experienced by the drug addict. This is un-American and ungodly.
It is not nave to think that America can operate financially on biblical principles. We have before; we could again. This would involve simply returning to the Bible to guide us in how we handle our money, and following a few basic tenets:
-Be good stewards of God's resources. We are only caretakers on this earth; wasteful spending makes us irresponsible stewards of all that God has given us.
-Accept that saving is a tenet of God.
-Stay out of debt!
Our current financial model of confiscatory taxation, unbridled spending, and immeasurable waste must be stopped. It will take leaders of courage and conviction to accomplish this. But the biggest drug dealer of all is threatening our very existence: It is Big Government dealing a controlled substance called "federal money." For the good of people and the preservation of our country, the 'meth-lab' economics must come to and end.
About the Author:
Alex McFarland is a dynamic religious speaker who has spoken in all 50 U.S. states and throughout the world. He is the author of 10 books, and a pioneer leader in presenting apologetics content to young adults. Alex is a frequent guest on both religious and secular media.. Check here for free reprint license: United States Government Deals 'Meth Lab Economics' by Pushing Programs and Spending.