We had no idea the peace and stability that would come into our lives when we began the journey of saving money in our newly formed storehouses. We had been givers, tithers, for years but saving money changed our lives.  Isaiah says that wisdom and knowledge (of God and His Word) will be the stability of our times.

Isaiah 33:6  And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times,

We are to be not only hearers of His Word but doers of the Word, as James says.

James 1:22  But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

I began saving by putting my change in quart jars.

Then we started an emergency fund. Once we started that, it was as if the devil tried to see if we were serious and going to stick to the decision of an emergency fund because we had one emergency after another.  But this time, the situation was different. Instead of charging the event on a credit card, we had cash to pay.  We had depleted our emergency fund afterwards, but we had no debt because of the event. One of the great keys to prosperity is to have no debt. Every article or book I have read on prosperity including the Bible says one of the fundamental principles of prosperity is to have NO DEBT!!

We would drain the fund and then fund it again. Then another emergency. Eventually, the emergencies calmed down and we moved past them, but the funds in the emergency fund began to increase.

At one point we realized we were just piddling at saving money and decided to get serious. We set up an automatic withdrawal every month into a money market account.  Then as we were faithful to that, our ability to save even more increased.

Having a storehouse/savings account adds financial stability to your life. It is being obedient to what God has said.

In Proverbs 3, God tells us to honor Him with the first fruits of all our increase, and He will fill our barns/storehouses.

Proverbs 3:9,10  Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns (storehouses) be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

Well, we must have a storehouse for him to fill. Then we need to set aside some of our increase that God provides to put in that storehouse.  Today we might call that a savings account.  What will be the result of that action over the long haul?

We have no idea where the promptings of God, obeying the promises of His Word will lead.  We cannot see that far down the road.  We have never been there before.

In Acts, Peter was on the housetop praying while they prepared lunch.

Acts 10:19,20  While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

When Peter was on the housetop praying and God told him to go with the men sent from Cornelius, did Peter know at that moment what was going to happen at Cornelius’s house? No. But Peter would use the second key that Christ gave him to open the kingdom of heaven to the Gentiles. (To learn more about Peter and the keys to the Kingdom Jesus Christ gave him, click here.) Did God tell him the end results of his obedience? That he would unlock the door for millions of gentiles around the world to gain eternal life? No.  But he trusted God and obeyed His voice and went with the men God sent, not knowing what would happen.

In another record in Acts, Jesus Christ confronted Saul on the road to Damascus.

Acts 9:3-6  And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

When Jesus Christ confronted Paul on the road, did God tell Paul he would write the seven church epistles that would be the foundational revelation for the grace administration?  No.  Paul simply obeyed the vision, and God revealed more and more as Paul continued to walk the path God laid out in front of him.

We have no idea where putting money in our storehouse/savings account each month will lead to down the road. We literally cannot see the end result of that obedience to God’s Word. We may have never been there before – the result of long-term saving money. But the vision/promises open up as we obey our Father God.

If for some reason down the road, you lose all your wealth, and money, as God says sometimes it makes wings and flies away, what you still have left is the wisdom of how to save, how to invest, and what all is involved.  You have been there before. You know that starting with $20.00 in a savings account is only the beginning, and the end result will be well worth the effort.

Deuteronomy 8:18  But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

God gives you the power to get wealth and he has many promises of prosperity to those who believe, trust, and obey his word.

Proverbs 21:20  There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Proverbs 8:21  That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.

Once again, here God encourages us to save some of the money he sends our way.

This storehouse money can give great stability and peace to your life.  What is stability?  Stability smooths out the rough ups and downs of our financial lives.  God shows us in His Word that He desires stability for us, even in the financial realm.

For example, Joseph stored up grain for seven years in the years of plenty, and it saved the world during the seven years of famine.  It helped to lessen the depth of the valley produced by the famine.  Saving money can do the same for us.  Why do you think God put this record in His Word?  We, too, go through economic ups and downs, and we have emergencies that come up in our lives, as well as the funds we need for old age.

God tells us to do the same with the analogy of the ant that stores up in the summertime for the months when there is nothing to harvest.  He tells us to go study the ant for a reason.

Proverbs 6:6-8  Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

Once you have believed this truth of saving money for many different events, your life begins to change.  Much of your anxiety over money can begin to subside – worrying over bills, emergencies, and retirement.  You will manifest more of the stability and peace God desires for you as His child.  Learning God’s will and carrying it out is all part of The Prosperous Life God wants for us as his children.