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"10-10-80"
What is that? The signals being called by a quarterback in football? The combination to a safe or a school locker? The plotting marks for a GPS system?

Answer: none of the above. 10-10-80 is a guideline for our financial life as good stewards of all that God has provided. I share this because it is a good goal to aim for that applies to all of us (even teenagers!).

Whatever your income, start with offering to the Lord 10% of it – a tithe. (This is obviously not my idea – it is the teaching of the
Bible.) Take the next 10% and save or invest it wisely. Use the remaining 80% to live on and buy what you need.

It certainly will not be possible to go from 2-18-80 to 10-10-80 in one "leap." Nor will it be possible to go from 2-4-94 at one time.
But 10-10-80 is a very good goal to aim for and work toward. It makes all of us think about what’s important in our lives. It helps
us all look at our spending and think of ways we can be better stewards of God’s gifts. It helps us to put something away for unforeseen emergencies that will inevitably come
along in life.

The somewhat slower pace of life in the summer affords us a time to track our spending and figure out how we could come closer to 10-10-80. Give it a try, and you might even surprise yourself with some of the changes you make in your own life’s habits.

Yours in Christ,

Grant A. Wickert
Interim Pastor