I'm amazed at how the Lord seems to take care of finances. In my reading of the book Saints there are many times when the Lord counsels his disciples to "concern not yourselves about your debts, for I will give you power to pay them." (p. 259). If anyone were to doubt the Lord's "power to pay them", let us remember how Christ himself paid his "debt" or tribute money in Matthew 17: "Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou has opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee." (v. 27). Furthermore, Jacob taught the Nephite people: "But before ye seek riches, seek ye for the kingdom of God." (Jacob 2:18).
All that being said. I may be sending the wrong message. I don't think the Lord is telling us not to think about how we manage our money because He is just going to miraculously take care of it for us all the time. On the contrary, the Lord also has counseled us to have a house of order (D&C 88:119). Modern prophets and apostles have also counseled: "if there is anything that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means. And if there is any one thing that is grinding and discouraging and disheartening, it is to have debts and obligations that one cannot meet." (Gospel Standards: Sermons and Writings of Heber J. Grant, comp. G. Homer Durham [1941], 111). We do need to make sure that we are wise with our finances.
The main idea I would like to convey is that we need to let the Lord into our finances. He will support and sustain us in times of financial need. We can assuredly follow His counsel: "Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not," (D&C 6:36) even, and maybe especially, in our finances.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (2018). Saints: The standard of truth. Salt Lake City: UT.
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