Emergency Fund

Clutch went out on the car this week.

Just got it back today.

It was really nice having a fully funded emergency fund to draw from to pay for the repair.

No panic or concern over putting it on a credit card or how we were going to pay for it.

Now we just have to rebuild the fund a bit over the next couple of months. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Part of this is that we have to be good stewards of what God has entrusted to us no matter how large or how small. It is also being prudently prepared for what comes our way without being anxious about anything.

Means that we don't get all worried about what may happen, but we prepare realistically for what probably might happen. The emergency fund covers whatever may come up even though we don't know what it will be. So I don't have to worry about the car breaking down or the insurance deductible on the roof or anything like that.

God will provide, but in some cases he has already provided and we have to be good managers of that provision without being overly worried or proud.l