I realized that money was in fact in control of my life and I wept privately for

the realization that I really was serving money and in love with money, not God.

Well that's Chuck Bentley reflecting about the mindset he wants had about money and possessions.

And if you're struggling with finances he wants had about money and possessions.

And if you're struggling with finances

in your marriage, stay tuned.

We have an encouraging program for you today.

This is focused on the family

with your host, Focus President,

and author Jim Daly, and I'm John Fuller.

John we hear from so many married couples who struggle in this area of financial

difficulty. I mean it's in the top three depending upon the survey you look at but

financial problems are right there at the top and for whatever reason many

husbands and wives aren't on the same page financially.

You know, so often we talk about our differences and how you're extrovert and you marry introvert, etc.

Those are general principles.

I know that some couples don't hold true to that and I acknowledge that.

But it's true with finances too. You usually have a spender and a saver and that creates great conflict,

especially when money's tight in the early years of marriage,

but it can take literally years to resolve that and to do better in that area.

There are some simple things you can do to get on a better pathway and the earlier in your

marriage that you do it, the better off you're going to be for obvious reasons.

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