(I was asked earlier this week in the Movement 121 fellowhip that I am apart of to
write about my favorite inspiring leader. Visit here to find out more about Movement 121!!!
Here is the blog I wrote and thought I'd post it publically:
There are so many people who inspire me including many involved in movement 121 that it was hard to choose. But ultimately I picked Dave Ramsey as my inspiring leader. His books, lesson, and radio show have extremely influenced and changed my life over the past year and a half. My sister started to share some of his ideas with me as she was going through his financial peace class last September. I was fairly hesitant at first but one lesson in of hearing his perspective and I dove head first. My life has taken a huge 360 since taking on the principles he teaches for the better and as a whole, not just financially. For those who don't know, Dave is a huge proponent of getting out of debt and living in financial peace by using the money which is provided to you with wisdom
3 main reasons Dave Ramsey is my inspiring leader (and could be yours!)
1. He loves Jesus and truly showcases that financial peace can be found when He is in your life - Ramsey's teaching really showed me that the Bible has a lot to say when it comes to our finances. "A slave is subject to the lender" He has man other verses which have showed me and thousands of other that God does not want us to have debt in our life and that we need to be wise with our money and slave to the lender.
2. He provides small baby steps to accomplish this financial peace - in my life, it is much easier for me to follow a plan when I have the steps planned and accomplishable rather than just vague ideas set before me. I know that these are important things to complete and with the right discipline will help me accomplish so much more in life.
3. He applies these principles to finance but can used in everyday but especially Christian lives - A phrase he is constantly using in his financial peace class is "If you live like no one else right now, some day you can live like no one else." Applying some of his principles like cutting up personal credit cards and pay off all debt can be somewhat weird in this world where we are constantly being bombarded with the next credit card deal and accumulating debt because it's a "good thing." Basically his saying means that even if it looks weird now, later on you'll have the freedom to do with what you want to with your money. He especially focuses on giving it away. This is similar when comparing Christianity to the world. People will look at us weird when we pray in public or when they find out we believe in a God we cannot see. But believing in Jesus Christ is living like no one else in the world and someday we will live like no one else in heaven. Romans 12:2 states, "Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Dave also goes into the idea that we shouldn't just be giving handouts because they can hurt more than they can help which goes along well with the ideas of M121. I am actually going to hear Dave in person tomorrow at Willow Creek Church which is super exciting!!
His website is www.daveramsey.com - visit if you want to learn more about him! I totally recommend as he has changed my perspective on many facets in life.
Bek
