Last fall, when the housing bubble burst and the country plunged into recession,

Jan Thompson wasn't surprised. Here she is back in 2006 when she anticipated the trouble.

With Americans spending 10% more than they have coming in, it doesn't take long to figure out how that is going to compound

and eventually bankrupt people. I think there's a serious wave of some very challenging days coming

with the creative financing that's been done with real estate, for example. When I see certain types of

mortgages that my clients have taken on, one of the first areas we do is rework that

because I know that they are headed for a ticking time bomb.

This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy Lee DeMoss for Wednesday, July 29th.

Revive Our Hearts is primarily a Bible teaching program, but in the month of July, we focused on a

series of helpful, practical interviews. They've showed us how to incorporate biblical

principles into relationships with spouses, children, and others in the body of Christ.

Our final interview for the month will address a struggle that is on the minds of many people.

Jan Thompson saw the financial crisis coming when she talked with Nancy in front of an audience in the summer of 2006.

The steps she suggests in escaping the money

maze are definitely still relevant today. In recent years, I've had so many friends that I've

watched walk through major financial stress that just seems to suck the life out of their lives,

out of their marriage, out of their walk with the Lord.

I've seen people struggling with depression, with anxiety, with conflict in marriage.

These are good friends, and I watched them going through this.

And I finally said to myself, we have to address this issue and revive our hearts.

There are so many women and couples struggling with financial pressures

and all that results from that in their lives and marriages. And I began to seek the Lord about

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