Do you have rental property – or wish you did? Perhaps, you even have rental property and wish you didn’t? 🙂 If any of those apply to you, then today’s prayer for investment property and rental property is for you!
Investing in real estate can be a blessing if it’s done right, and a curse if it’s not.
The world will often tell you to use “OPM”–“other people’s money”–to purchase real estate. Lots of investment “gurus” like to brag about the amount of real estate on their balance sheet that they bought using other people’s money. They’ll even brag about the amount of their credit card bills each month–because sometimes they’ll put real estate expenses on their credit cards!
The problem is, those people often reach their financial end and quickly.
One of my favorite finance teachers, Dave Ramsey, talks about how he invested heavily in real estate when he was young. He used OPM and ran up a lot of debt. However, it was all pulled out from under him and he went bankrupt.
After that, he and his wife decided to run their finances based on God’s principles. They began to pay off their debt and rebuild their lives debt-free. Now, Dave teaches people all over the globe how to become wealthy God’s way–without debt.
Real estate can be a blessing, but not with debt.
Stay out of debt, beloved–even when the world tells you debt is okay. God’s way is ALWAYS better than the world’s way, and Romans 13:8 tells us:
“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.”
Also, Proverbs 22:7 says:
“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”
It all comes down to this question:
What’s your tolerance for disobeying God?
If we think we can obey God here and there, but not completely, we’ll never be as close with God as we should be. We’ll never live the victorious life Jesus died to give us. And although we may get blessed here and there, we’ll never be completely blessed until we walk in complete obedience.
Some Bible teachers will tell you it’s okay to accrue debt as long as it’s secured, like a mortgage.
I understand why they say that. But I hate my mortgages and no longer have tolerance for them. We are doing everything we can to sell what we don’t need and pay off the rest.
My heart is broken over these things. I want to obey God with everything I’ve got.
Including the handling of my finances. Including the non-usage of debt. Including paying off debt and investing wisely.
Long story short: God’s way is better. And regarding real estate investments, there’s nothing wrong with owning real estate. We should own real estate. God wants us to own real estate. He wants us to inherit land.
But not with debt.
So today I am praying for your investment properties.
I’m praying for them to be safe and profitable. I’m praying for them to be paid off and completely debt-free. I’m praying for you to acquire investment property–DEBT-FREE–if the Lord desires you to have it. But we’re praying for all of it in accordance with God’s will, which is clearly outlined in His Word.
Watch this prayer for investment property and rental property, and pray with me over your finances:
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Hi Jamie, Thanks for this confirmation. I have a 2 fam, live in lower and rent upper. I had to retire at 62 due to arthritis and wanted to invest to beef up my income a bit. I almost did the OPM thing, but felt the Holy Spirit resisting. So I din’t do it. That was last year. So yes please keep me in prayer for God to bring the right opportunity my way, and even more so, that I would see it, and seize it.
I just need a prayer for the right home for me to buy. I am in an apartment, which I haven’t lived in 40 years. I have been a home owner. I moved to a different state from where I had been living for the last 40 years because my son was seeking better medical attention. He died anyway and left me alone. I couldn’t find a house so we moved into an apartment. I hate it here. I am 67 years old and the noise drives me crazy. I just want a house with a yard and my own driveway. Some where it’s sunny for my house plants and a deck or porch. 3 bed rooms living room dining room den. I don’t want throw away my furniture I worked hard to get and made much sacrifice. I pray all the time but I can’t find one that suits my needs. I have a foster son now and need the space.
I need a prayer
Thanks God I found this page although too late . I bought a home and Had a feeling of confusion when buying it . When wanted to back up it was too late . I need to rent this house and need God to send me a good tenant before 10-24 otherwise I would need to wait until February since the HOA board won’t be meeting until February 2020 because of the holidays. I can’t afford to pay an extra mortgage. Please God help me and listen to my needs and desperation.