The Monster Of Never Having Enough

October 17, 2025
The Monster Of Never Having Enough

Message Summary:

Debt creates the illusion of wealth and freedom, but it’s actually captivity and bondage.

Proverbs 22:7 tells us plainly: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.”

When we live in debt, we trade freedom for the illusion of success. Proverbs 13:7 says, “One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.” Debt is a prison sentence—it robs us of freedom, choice, peace, connection, and even hope.

In Luke 16:10–13, Jesus teaches that if we can’t be trusted with worldly wealth, how can we be trusted with true riches? You can’t serve both God and money. Or in other words, “You can’t serve both God and the bank.”

We often confuse being poor with being broke.
 • Poor means lacking essential resources for survival.
 • Broke means chronically mismanaging the resources you have.

One is a circumstance; the other is a habit.

Steps to Financial Freedom:
 1. Acknowledge It and Repent – Proverbs 28:13; Psalm 32:5
 2. Pray for Wisdom – James 1:5; Proverbs 3:5–6
 3. Put God First – Malachi 3:10–11; Proverbs 3:9–10
 4. Trust God’s Provision – Philippians 4:19; Psalm 37:25
 5. Avoid More Chains – Proverbs 17:18; Proverbs 22:7
 6. Make a Plan – Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 16:3
 7. Prioritize and Pay Down Debts – Proverbs 6:1–5; Romans 13:8

Debt may enslave, but freedom is possible when you surrender your finances to God and follow His principles for stewardship.