Comments on: The Fruit of Faithful Finances http://www.redeemingriches.com/2009/08/10/the-fruit-of-faithful-finances/ Restore Your Money - Renew Your Mind Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:01:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Weekend Edition – Labor Day Reflections on Work « Redeeming Riches http://www.redeemingriches.com/2009/08/10/the-fruit-of-faithful-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Weekend Edition – Labor Day Reflections on Work « Redeeming Riches Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:20:36 +0000 http://redeemingriches.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-160 [...] a related post a while back called The Fruit of Faithful Finances, I mentioned that the reason why we work, make money, get our personal finances in order and [...] [...] a related post a while back called The Fruit of Faithful Finances, I mentioned that the reason why we work, make money, get our personal finances in order and [...]

]]> By: Ashley http://www.redeemingriches.com/2009/08/10/the-fruit-of-faithful-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Ashley Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:44:54 +0000 http://redeemingriches.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-159 Jason your post makes a lot of really good points. In my first job out of college I remember getting my first raise and being extremely disappointed. It wasn't because I was unable to pay my bills on the previous salary or needed a specific increase to survive, I was just being greedy and had no purpose. My lack of meaning is what fueled my emptiness. Now, being able to do things for my family and others is what personally pushes me to live up to my savings goals. I was raised in a household of service, where helping your neighbor was mandatory and not an option. I am very blessed, but if I don't use my blessings to bless others I don't feel that they are being used to their fullest value. Jason your post makes a lot of really good points. In my first job out of college I remember getting my first raise and being extremely disappointed. It wasn’t because I was unable to pay my bills on the previous salary or needed a specific increase to survive, I was just being greedy and had no purpose. My lack of meaning is what fueled my emptiness.

Now, being able to do things for my family and others is what personally pushes me to live up to my savings goals. I was raised in a household of service, where helping your neighbor was mandatory and not an option. I am very blessed, but if I don’t use my blessings to bless others I don’t feel that they are being used to their fullest value.

]]> By: Nancy Robinson http://www.redeemingriches.com/2009/08/10/the-fruit-of-faithful-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Nancy Robinson Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:23:56 +0000 http://redeemingriches.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-158 Great post, Jason! These are things that I have thought through over and over again. Owning a business has so many challenging aspects to it...customers, vendors, employees, and they all want that same thing! And they all want it from me! It's a constant tug of war. I wish there was some way to balance this in my mind. If I don't learn to be shrewd, I will get walked all over and have little to give the more deserving, which is reality for me right now. If I do learn to be shrewd, I risk becoming selfish and hoarding the profits and setting my goals on stuff like security, a nest egg, toys. There has to be a holy balance somewhere doesn't there? Unfortunately, this money/security thing is how society judges us, too! Questions like your 401k, how are you going to support yourself when you retire, etc. *gasp* It's like it is the main thing...not what opportunities God is going to open up for us! Running the Chicago Marathon for World Vision has been a real eye opener for me. Lots of work, but what I would consider a little amount of cash can build a well for a community to have water for drinking, farming, cleaning. We have so much here in this country. Even if we lived on the streets, we would have more just dumpster diving. I don't need to keep up with the Jones'. So if you ask me, money that does nothing is overrated, in fact worthless and I personally have little respect for it. I'm praying I don't change my mind about that when I get some! :) Great post, Jason! These are things that I have thought through over and over again. Owning a business has so many challenging aspects to it…customers, vendors, employees, and they all want that same thing! And they all want it from me! It’s a constant tug of war. I wish there was some way to balance this in my mind. If I don’t learn to be shrewd, I will get walked all over and have little to give the more deserving, which is reality for me right now. If I do learn to be shrewd, I risk becoming selfish and hoarding the profits and setting my goals on stuff like security, a nest egg, toys. There has to be a holy balance somewhere doesn’t there?

Unfortunately, this money/security thing is how society judges us, too! Questions like your 401k, how are you going to support yourself when you retire, etc. *gasp* It’s like it is the main thing…not what opportunities God is going to open up for us! Running the Chicago Marathon for World Vision has been a real eye opener for me. Lots of work, but what I would consider a little amount of cash can build a well for a community to have water for drinking, farming, cleaning. We have so much here in this country. Even if we lived on the streets, we would have more just dumpster diving. I don’t need to keep up with the Jones’. So if you ask me, money that does nothing is overrated, in fact worthless and I personally have little respect for it. I’m praying I don’t change my mind about that when I get some! :)

]]> By: K.S. Katz http://www.redeemingriches.com/2009/08/10/the-fruit-of-faithful-finances/comment-page-1/#comment-157 K.S. Katz Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:27:33 +0000 http://redeemingriches.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-157 I will probably be working till the day I die. Not because I won't be able to retire, it's because I love what I do. My work brings me joy. So I can't say that advancing in my career has brought me emptiness. My reason for being frugal: I do it for my kids. I want to provide for them and make sure that they have opportunities that perhaps I didn't have. I want them to understand the value of hard work and earning your own place in life. My final thought is: "God helps those who help themselves!" Hezekiah 6:1. I am generous to others but ultimately, my time and money is limited. I try to do the most help with what I have, but that only goes so far. For me, that's enough. I will probably be working till the day I die. Not because I won’t be able to retire, it’s because I love what I do. My work brings me joy. So I can’t say that advancing in my career has brought me emptiness.

My reason for being frugal: I do it for my kids. I want to provide for them and make sure that they have opportunities that perhaps I didn’t have. I want them to understand the value of hard work and earning your own place in life.

My final thought is: “God helps those who help themselves!” Hezekiah 6:1. I am generous to others but ultimately, my time and money is limited. I try to do the most help with what I have, but that only goes so far. For me, that’s enough.

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