“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 10:28-30
“Combining finances in marriage always yields better results. Better financial results. Better relational results. Better alignment of meaning and purpose. Better execution of the plan. I’ll die on this hill. Yes, we can do ok with separate finances, but it’s like driving a five-speed car and only believing there are three gears. That third gear feels fast if we don’t know the fourth and fifth gears exist.”
Travis Shelton in “750 Sessions, Oh My!” blog post on 5 June 2024. Check out these resources from Travis. Website: www.travisshelton.com / The Daily Meaning blog: www.travisshelton.com/blog / Podcast: https://podfollow.com/meaning-over-money
I am doing a different kind of work today, spiritual work. I am stepping away from zooms and meetings to spend time with a spiritual friend, John Stanley, in Wisconsin (pictured above). We will talk, walk, listen, share, and even do some fly fishing.
Today’s Scripture about rest also brings the picture of a yoke in view. When we yoke with Jesus, who is gentle and humble in heart, we find rest rather than living in a state of feeling weary and burdened.
And this yoke word picture fits well. The context of marriage is intended to share the burden of life. So, the combining of resources that all belong to God makes sense. Imagine if money and focus went in opposite directions.
Elsewhere Paul wrote this in his second letter to the Church in Corinth. “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14
In modern technical terms, your devices cannot function unless they are in sync. The same is true for finances in marriage. If our finances are separate, our focus will always be divided. Think: his interests and her interests.
Travis makes a good point here, because combining finances leads us to say: What about God’s interests? After all, it’s all His money. Need help, email Travis at thedailymeaning@gmail.com to get more information about combining your finances.