How To Make Godly Decisions When People Pressure You for Money (or Anything!) in Just 24–48 Hours

God will ALWAYS show us the right answer if we use these steps! 🙌

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🛑 1. STOP & PRAY FIRST

Don’t answer yet. Take 5 minutes alone and pray: “Jesus, I only want YOUR will. Show me green, orange, or red traffic light in my heart.”

📖 James 1:5 – “If you need wisdom, ask God—He gives it generously!”

(Tip: Pray in Tongues for a minute to get “spirit-conscious” and tune out the noise.)

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🕊️ 2. PEACE CHECK – The #1 Way God Speaks

Close your eyes. How does your heart feel when you picture saying “yes”?

🟢 Calm, happy, excited → GREEN

🟠 Tight chest, “something’s off” → ORANGE

🔴 Heavy warning or loud “NO!” inside → RED

📖 Colossians 3:15 – “Let the peace of Christ be the umpire in your heart.” (This is the “inward witness” – Romans 8:16)

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📖 3. BIBLE CHECK

🟢 2 Corinthians 9:7 – God loves a cheerful giver (not a forced one)

🔴 Proverbs 22:26-27 – Don’t promise money you can’t lose

🟠 Luke 6:30 – Give… but only when God says go!

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👥 4. 2–3 WITNESSES CHECK

Ask 2–3 strong Christians. If they all feel peace → extra green lights!

📖 Proverbs 11:14 – “In many counselors there is safety.”

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🟠 5. ORANGE LIGHT = WAIT

Tell them kindly: “I love you, I’m praying, I’ll answer by ___ tomorrow.” Then worship + pray in tongues until the light changes. God moves fast!

📖 Psalm 27:14 – “Wait on the Lord… and He shall strengthen your heart.”

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✅ 6. OBEY THE FINAL LIGHT

🟢 Green → give with joy

🔴 Red → loving “no” (real friends respect it)

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🚦 QUICK CHEAT SHEET (Screenshot!)

LightFeeling InsideAction
🟢 GREENPeace + excitementGO – give cheerfully!
🟠 ORANGEUneasy / not sureWAIT – pray & worship
🔴 REDWarning or no peaceSTOP – kind “no”

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🔥 4 Bible Heroes Who Got the Light Right

  1. The Poor Widow (Mark 12) She gave her last two coins with total green-light peace → Jesus said she gave more than all the rich!
  2. Nehemiah & the Wall (Nehemiah 6) Enemies kept pressuring him to stop → he felt red light every time → refused → wall finished in 52 days!
  3. Peter & John on Trial (Acts 4) Threatened to stop preaching → prayed → massive green peace → miracles exploded!
  4. Teen David vs Goliath (1 Samuel 17) Everyone said “too young” → David felt burning green peace → one stone → victory!

⚠️ 3 Bible Disasters When They Ignored the Light

  1. Israel Demanded a King (1 Samuel 8) God warned it would hurt → they screamed “NOW!” → got Saul → years of pain.
  2. Peter Denied Jesus Fear overruled the warning → denied three times → wept bitterly.
  3. Ananias & Sapphira (Acts 5) Lied about money to look good → no peace → judged instantly.

🎯 3 PRACTICAL STORIES – FULL & CLEAR

1. Teen & the iPhone 16-year-old Caleb got a brand-new iPhone for his birthday. A classmate who always broke phones begged: “Please lend me yours just for the weekend — I swear I’ll be careful!” Caleb prayed → strong red light, zero peace. He said a kind “no”. Two weeks later the classmate dropped and destroyed the phone he did borrow from someone else. God protected Caleb’s gift!

2. Man Asked to Lend $25,000 in 48 Hours Mark’s best friend called Saturday night in tears: “My business dies Monday without $25k — you’re my only hope!” Mark prayed → felt zero peace → opened Proverbs 22 → asked two mentors → both said “strong red”. He said, “I love you, but God is not letting me.” Three months later the friend went bankrupt. God saved Mark’s family!

3. Young Woman & the Car Co-Sign Sarah (24) was asked to co-sign $15,000 for her cousin’s dream car. She prayed → instant heavy red light. She said, “I love you, but God’s not giving me peace.” Four months later cousin defaulted → bank chased the co-signer → Sarah was safe with perfect credit + peace!

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💪 Favourite Extra Verses

Philippians 4:6–7 – God’s peace will guard your heart

Proverbs 3:5–6 – He will show you which way to go

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📚 Want to go deeper?

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Chris Atkinson
Build The City

Chris Atkinson
Chris Atkinson

Creator of KingsCity.org – Build The City! Whose Mission is to Help People Build A Loving Relationship With God, Themselves and Each Other From House To House, City To City and Nation To Nation! (“For He was looking Forward to the City with Foundations, whose Architect and Builder is God” – Hebrews 11:10)