This isn’t the dramatic, headline-grabbing kind of money stress. No eviction notice taped to the door. No tearful phone calls to the bank. Just the low, steady hum in the background of your life asking, Are we actually okay?
You’re paying the bills. Mostly. You’re not broke—but you’re also not relaxed. You rehearse future expenses in your head like prophecy charts. You feel a small jolt of panic every time the car makes a new noise. You say things like, “We’re fine,” in the same tone people use to say, “The doctor says we’ll know more after the tests.”
From an Adventist perspective, this makes sense. We’re people who plan ahead, believe in stewardship, and quietly wonder if we missed a divine budgeting seminar everyone else attended. Add inflation, housing costs, and the pressure to be responsible and faithful, and suddenly your anxiety has a spreadsheet and a prayer request.
Here’s what matters: God has never confused your bank balance with your worth. Scripture is full of people living on daily provision—manna that couldn’t be stockpiled, oil that shouldn’t have lasted, promises that arrived just in time. Apparently, God is comfortable working without a financial cushion.
That doesn’t mean wisdom doesn’t matter. It does. But this quiet anxiety isn’t a moral failure. It’s what happens when you care about stability, dignity, and the people you love.
So if money worries follow you into the quiet moments, hear this clearly:
God has never asked you to predict the future—only to walk into it with Him.
