DAY 4 — Wisdom Governs Finances

Reading: Proverbs 6; Proverbs 21
Wisdom Focus:
• Finances
• Stewardship
• Avoiding Impulsive Decisions

Key Verse: Proverbs 21:20 — “Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man’s dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.”

Scripture never separates spiritual life from financial stewardship. When God blessed creation, He put systems in place—seeds that produce after their kind. Financial wisdom follows the same pattern.

Wisdom teaches you:

- how to manage money
- how to avoid unnecessary debt
- how to plan
- how to sow
- how to save
- how to prepare

Financial chaos often reveals a lack of boundaries, lack of planning, or impulsive habits.

Wisdom also protects you from manipulative pressure—rushed purchases, get-rich schemes, emotional spending, or letting comparison push you into bondage.

Even in Scripture, impulsive decisions led to disaster:

- Esau traded his inheritance for a meal.
- Samson traded his strength for pleasure.
- Israel demanded a king out of insecurity.

Wisdom protects you from making permanent decisions based on temporary feelings.

Meditation Questions
1. Where do I need to bring my finances under wisdom?
2. What impulsive behaviors am I allowing to rule my money?
3. What financial boundaries do I need to establish?


Reflection
Money reveals maturity. Wisdom will teach you how to steward increase before God sends it.


Prayer Declaration
“Lord, give me financial wisdom. Help me manage, plan, save, sow, and give according to Your order—never impulse.”