This 2 hour seminar is designed to give you a crash course in the biblical principles that encompass your personal finances.  Money is such an important part of the Christian walk but many have intentionally or unintentionally learned to separate their wallets from their faith. Come and learn my personal philosophies about tithing, borrowing and practicing good financial stewardship. You will leave this event armed with specific tools that you will be able to apply immediately in your own personal financial plan.

To register please email me at rbonahoom@houseloan.com. I will be sending you some materials in advance to help you prepare for the event.

 The world’s view of worrying however has been made to look a lot different.  The world has actually made worrying look like a responsible task. After all, not worrying about your kids, job or family just doesn’t seem like the right thing to do. God, however wants us to be in a place of trust and peace with our responsibiities. This is a not a passive sit back and do nothing approach. In fact, it’s just the opposite. His intention is for us to be on a daily walk and commune with him. When we are, he will guide us moment by moment on the steps and decisions we need to make. Thus if we have HIM, it’s all we need. Everything else will be shown or given to us when he knows we need it.

I recently went on a five-day fast and God revealed to me my issue with this. As I looked at my life, I tend to worry about everything. I worry about what people think of me, my finances, my loans (I’m a Mortgage Banker), and on and on. Worry is fear. Fear is from Satan. Thus if I am living in worry. I am not living in God. The goal for myself and my challenge to you is to take your thoughts captive (as Paul teaches us in 2 Corinthians 10:5) and leave worry behind so you can start to focus on trusting in Him. For everything!

Proverbs 3:5-6 says “Trust the Lord with all your heart, Lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your path straight.” (My favorite verse in the Bible)

Make it great day! – No Worries!

Rob Bonahoom

In conclusion, don’t quit saving or stop planning for retirement, but place your hope firmly in the Lord and let him guide you path. Below is a chapter in the bible that perfectly describes this:

Psalm 49

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.

 ¹ Hear this, all you peoples;
       listen, all who live in this world,

 ² both low and high,
       rich and poor alike:

 ³ My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
       the utterance from my heart will give understanding.

 ⁴ I will turn my ear to a proverb;
       with the harp I will expound my riddle:

 ⁵ Why should I fear when evil days come,
       when wicked deceivers surround me-

 ⁶ those who trust in their wealth
       and boast of their great riches?

 ⁷ No man can redeem the life of another
       or give to God a ransom for him-

 ⁸ the ransom for a life is costly,
       no payment is ever enough-

 ⁹ that he should live on forever
       and not see decay.

 ¹⁰ For all can see that wise men die;
       the foolish and the senseless alike perish
       and leave their wealth to others. 

 ¹¹ Their tombs will remain their houses  forever,
       their dwellings for endless generations, though they had named lands after themselves.

¹² But man,   despite his riches, does not endure;  he is like the beasts that perish.

¹³ This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
       and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
       Selah  

¹⁴ Like sheep they are destined for the grave, 
       and death will feed on them.
       The upright will rule over them in the morning;
       their forms will decay in the grave,  
       far from their princely mansions.

 ¹⁵ But God will redeem my life from the grave;
       he will surely take me to himself.
       Selah

 ¹⁶ Do not be overawed when a man grows rich,
       when the splendor of his house increases;

 ¹⁷ for he will take nothing with him when he dies,
       his splendor will not descend with him.

 ¹⁸ Though while he lived he counted himself blessed—
       and men praise you when you prosper-

 ¹⁹ he will join the generation of his fathers,
       who will never see the light of life .

 ²⁰ A man who has riches without understanding
       is like the beasts that perish.

Rob Bonahoom

Mortgage Coach

For a period in my life, I believed this. I actually felt guilty as times for making money and having nice things. After a lot of soul searching, praying and asking the right questions of the right people, I have a different viewpoint of wealth and how God actually looks at it.  I now believe that God is most interested in the condition our of heart. You will demonstrate the true condition of your heart by your stewardship and your giving.  Mathew 6:21 says, “where your treasure is, there your heart will also be.” Meaning whatever you make your highest priority in your life is proof of what is most important to you. Money should never be the most important thing, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing.

In the Mathew 25 14-30 (The Parable of the Talents) – Jesus is telling a story of 3 men and their ablilty to turn a profit for their master. God wants us to be profitable and to take care of everything He has given us. The better job we do with this, the more blessings we will receive.

We also need to be givers. The Bible says that it’s better to give than to receive. If you’ve been on either side of that, I’d say it’s true. It always makes me feel better when I’m giving than when I’m receiving.  I beleive that giving is a heart and faith issue. If you understand that God owns everything and we are just managing what he gives us, it much easier to give to others. The Bible encourages us to give to the needy and the poor. 

In conclusion, I beleive that being wealthy and being a person is very possible but your heart needs to be in the right place.

Rob Bonahoom

Mortgage Coach