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<\/a>It\u2019s pretty amazing that you can put just a little away each week and have something that substantial at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the problem I face. I get paid once a month. So I have to refigure the amount to add each month. And while right now when there are smaller amounts of money going into the \u201cpot,\u201d at some point, I\u2019m going to have to start contributing larger amounts of money to make up the savings total.<\/p>\n
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So I wondered if there might be a better solution for me.<\/p>\n
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I divided $1,378.00 by 52 weeks to come up with $26.50. That\u2019s what I would need to put into my \u201cpot\u201d each week to save the same amount. But it still didn\u2019t help. I don\u2019t get paid every week.<\/p>\n
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So I divided $1,378.00 by 12 months to come up with $114.80. That\u2019s what I need to put into my savings \u201cpot\u201d each month in order to save the total amount. It actually seems doable this way instead of by the chart. Toward the end of the year the amount going into the \u201cpot\u201d is over$200 a month. My method seems to be a much better way to accomplish this savings plan.<\/p>\n
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However, my issue now is that I\u2019m coming up on February and I only have $16 saved. I\u2019m $98 short. So I\u2019m already behind.<\/p>\n
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This week in one of my Bible studies, we\u2019ve been studying about unforgiveness. What I\u2019ve come to learn this week is that when we chose to be unforgiving, we cause a great deal of pain for ourselves and for others. We come up short. We find ourselves behind. And we hurt those around us.<\/p>\n
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In the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18, Jesus clearly tells us that we are to show mercy to those who ask. We are to forgive others as our Father has forgiven us. And we also see in this parable that we are to be looking out for our brothers and sisters when injustices are done to them.<\/p>\n
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Sometimes I come up short on the forgiving part. It\u2019s easy to hold a grudge. It\u2019s easy to just ignore the issue. It\u2019s easy to simply ignore the person. But God\u2019s ways are so different. If we aren\u2019t careful, we will fall into the prison of unforgiveness and there we will be bound by that unforgiveness.<\/p>\n
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This has been a good week of lessons for me. I\u2019m thankful that God doesn\u2019t turn His back on me when I fail Him. I\u2019m thankful that God seeks me when I need to ask for His forgiveness. I\u2019m thankful that God forgives me and remembers my sin no more. And that is exactly how He expects me to treat others.<\/p>\n
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Matthew 18:35 (NIV) says it this way. \u201cThis is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.\u201d<\/i> Genuine, heart-felt forgiveness. That\u2019s what God expects from those who claim to love Him. When we truly love God, we are able to forgive as He forgives.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m not too far into the year that I can\u2019t take care of my savings plan deficit. The same can be said of forgiveness. With God\u2019s help, we are able to be pretty remarkable people.<\/p>\n
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I pray that you won\u2019t allow unforgiveness to rule your heart. Offer your heart to God and let Him do the work for you. Soon you\u2019ll understand the meaning of forgiveness and will able to pass it out like candy. And to be honest, there is nothing like a forgiving heart.<\/p>\n
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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n
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Donna<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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