Welcome to the Silver Eagle Experiment Blog
This site provides an opportunity for the participants to share prayer requests, praise reports, and insights into the management of money and the creation of wealth. We hope it proves to be a blessing to our community and an inspiration to others.
People spend a great deal of time thinking and worrying about money. Therefore, it is logical that we, as Christians, learn how to seek God’s will in such an important area of life. In this culture we are constantly bombarded with so much advice, on how to spend, save, and invest our money, how can we learn to hear God’s voice in the midst of so much noise?
Volunteers participating in this experiment have made a six month commitment to achieve an understanding of money management and the creation of wealth based on James 1:5 “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” The participants will pray daily for direction, maintain an open mind and heart to hear from God, and keep a daily journal as a record of God’s actions in their life.
About the Silver Eagle Experiment
This experiment began several years ago when I received a brochure in the mail advertising silver bullion coins as an investment vehicle. The “hook” was, “We will sell you two silver eagles for the price of one, if you agree to read our special report on silver.” When I saw this, I thought, “I could give one of these coins to a friend who was having money problems as a touch point for her prayers.” I sent her a coin and a notebook with instructions. Every day we prayed that the Lord would grant her wisdom in the area of finance. Every day she made an entry in her notebook.
The initial experiment was extremely successful. At the end of six months, her attitude towards money was radically different. She began to systematically eliminate her consumer debt. She changed some behaviors that were sabotaging her financial situation. Then towards the end of the six month experiment, she was able to move into her own home for the first time in her life.
Finally, when the participants are ready, they will give their coin with a blank notebook to a friend or a family member who is ready to change their relationship with money. In this way, friendship and blessings will keep flowing forward forever, even into eternity.
The initial experiment was extremely successful. At the end of six months, her attitude towards money was radically different. She began to systematically eliminate her consumer debt. She changed some behaviors that were sabotaging her financial situation. Then towards the end of the six month experiment, she was able to move into her own home for the first time in her life.
Finally, when the participants are ready, they will give their coin with a blank notebook to a friend or a family member who is ready to change their relationship with money. In this way, friendship and blessings will keep flowing forward forever, even into eternity.
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