Debt and financial problems don't discriminate; there are people of all walks of life and colors that are experiencing hardships. There is currently over $800 million in credit card debt, the average household is carrying around a burden of $14k in credit card debt, and those that are in real trouble have 2 xs to 5x that much, and are looking for help.
People gravitate towards other people of similar interests, and it's no secret that most consumers do business with people that we know and trust, so it's no surprise that Christians turn to Christians for personal and financial advice or guidance. As of late there has been a growing number of non-profit (and a spattering of for-profit) organizations that offer Bible based financial guidance that have popped within the past decade, and for some Christians that is exactly what they are looking for. When it comes to getting help with your finances one might feel uncomfortable sharing their personal financial information with somebody, but if that somebody is somebody with a similar background-or religious preference-as you it might feel less intrusive.
Fortunately, for Christians, that find themselves in financial problems, the Bible is an excellent resource on money matters. In fact the Bible has over 250 verses giving advice in regards to personal finance and money, with the book of Proverbs providing a good chunk of that financial wisdom. That may seem ironic to some who thought that the Bible said that money was the root of all evil, but in fact the bible says that, "the love of money is the root of all evil."
Christians fall victim to the perils of financial turmoil, as do non-Christians, and like stated earlier financial problems happen to all people indiscriminately. Things like credit card debt can happen to anybody regardless of their faith, but luckily for Christians, there are Christian credit counseling organizations that can help believers get out of debt or prepare themselves to avoid debt problems in the future.
There are many types of Christian financial counseling but the most popular form of financial counseling is debt related counseling. With the growing number of people getting in credit card debt, it's no surprise that credit counseling is growing in popularity and for those of us that would feel more comfortable with receiving credit counseling from a Christian organization there is a good amount of credit counseling organizations that offer credit counseling.
Here are some of the more popular Christian credit counselors out there:
1. CCC (Christian Credit Counselors Inc.,)
2. Crown Financial
3. Family Life Credit Services
4. Dave Ramsey
A good start is checking out the internet and conducting a few internet searches to find a credit counselor, most of these credit counseling organizations will conduct a free debt analysis to get you started in the right direction, so that's something you might want to check out if you find yourself in debt deep water.
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