Just one more thing: Lessons of poverty - Dexter H Faulkner - January 13, 1986

Dexter H Faulkner

Let's face it. making ends meet is not always easy. God certainly does promise to provide for all our needs and even to bless us with more than our needs require - when such a blessing is good for us. But such a blessing may not always be the best thing. Sometimes what we need for our own character development may be a test - like a period of economic rough sledding. Financial trials, like any other kind of trial, can be clouds with silver linings if we face them with a positive attitude and seek to learn lessons from them. To illustrate, notice the positive approach expressed in the following letter to The Plain Truth. The author is a Church member who, at the time she wrote this, was a "spiritual widow," that is to say, her husband was not a member: "Just a few days after reading [a Plain Truth article about financial difficulties] I came across a paper I had written to myself several years ago entitled, 'Lessons We Learned in Poverty.' There are eight points, but before I share them with you, let me give you a little background information. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library