Save and Give to Empower Others

Whitney Hopler

So many needs surround us daily that it's easy to become overwhelmed. People around the world go hungry and can't obtain the education, medical care and housing they need. Children, elderly people and animals are treated cruelly. Those dealing with emotional pain are caught in dangerous cycles of addiction and crime. The environment God created is destroyed by those who misuse our planet's natural resources. And that's just the beginning of the endless stream of problems in our fallen world.

You may think there's nothing you can do about it. But, in fact, you have more power than you think to make a positive difference in the world. If you're disciplined in how you manage your money, you can use it as an effective tool to help others in truly significant ways.

Here are some simple financial steps you can take that will help you empower others, creating partnerships that will meet needs:

Adapted from The Ten Percent Solution: Simple Steps to Improve Our Lives & Our World, copyright 2002 by Marc Allen. Published by New World Library, Novato, Ca., www.newworldlibrary.com, 1-800-972-6657.

Marc Allen is co-founder and publisher of New World Library. He has written several books and produced several musical albums.

How have your practices of either saving or giving helped you make a positive contribution to the world? What causes has God led you to support, and why? How have you tried to form partnerships with others to make a greater contribution than you could necessarily make alone? Visit Crosswalk’s forums to discuss this topic by clicking on the link below.

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