As i have mentioned on my previous blog, my priorities have changed the day i knew i was pregnant. I am blessed to have a husband who knows how to manage his finances well but we are extremely opposite.
It has been two months since we got married, i got sick and was hospitalized weeks after the wedding and now i am carrying my precious little one. Our relationship is now being tested on the aspect of through sickness and health and for richer or poorer.
Hospital Bills, Medications and pre-natal supplements are no joke. They come in huge prices and as newly weds, we are now financially dried up. But in everything give thanks. I thank the Lord for this opportunity to know my husband deeper in terms of handling finances, making decisions, trusting each other, helping each other and trusting the Lord. He also became my instant caregiver, cook and patient nurse.
I have seen my family and relatives in serious debt and i am praying that i will not make it as a habit or lifestyle. I remember one passage in the Bible that talks about being in debt.
Romans 13:8
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law.
At present, my husband and i are facing insurmountable debt, i mean over due credit card bills and we are hoping and praying that in three months time we would be able to fulfill our financial obligations and cut or permanently terminate of our credit card services.
Having debts means having no peace of mind and i tend to worry all the time.
But i trust God, and i trust my husband as well.
I don't use my credit card anymore and vowed to pay in cash for all my transactions, i have also started saving for future emergencies. I want to be the person who can help others or give to the needy and not the one being helped.
I am God's steward on finances and so i must become one.
