2nd Timothy 3:This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
And according to current and foreseeable trends we haven’t seen anything yet, for when the truth of the matter starts to put a firm grip on your expendable income, some hard, and some very difficult choices may have to be made. In fact, the new word for what is currently taking place is “Sneak-flation” where businesses, and your local grocery and hardware stores are finding some ingenious and innovative ways to hike their prices, since they could only absorb so much of the sticker shock increases for so long.
Again, persons are now finding it necessary to dip into their savings and their 401k, in order to make ends meet, and the credit card ghost is stalking a lot of well-intentioned people, in so much that in some instances, folks are being sucked into the vacuum of spiraling debt. Thus, if you are a person on a fixed income, certain things may have to be on the chopping block, and things you once took for granted might have to be put on hold, to deal with the emerging situation.
But again, as was stated earlier, God expects us to be faithful in the good times as well as in the times of adversity, because the instructions on tithes and offerings were not designed or meant to be subject to changes in the economy, which tend to fluctuate ever so often.
Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!