{"id":224449,"date":"2023-06-09T05:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/?p=224449"},"modified":"2023-06-09T06:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:31:33","slug":"from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency","title":{"rendered":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Calling all Cosmic Coin Collectors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For today’s grand finale, we’re zeroing in on the ‘how’<\/strong> of spending our moolah. That’s right, we’re gonna take all that wisdom we’ve gathered from our chocolate coin adventure, and put it to work for the kingdom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we start in James 5:3c, we’ve heard the mantra: You can’t take it with you. But James goes a step further. Not only can’t we take it with us, but if we stockpile it here, we’re basically stashing away judgment against ourselves. Woah! So, what’s the Biblical remedy for this condition? Generosity! Consider the principle of the tithe, or supporting charitable causes; leaving a bigger tip for the poor waitress, or simply paying for coffee when your friend can’t really afford it. These are all ways we can start to loosen our choke on our golden goose. In other words, your bucks might be more valuable in the hands of someone in need. Generosity is, indeed, a fantastic financial strategy for Kingdom investors!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, we’re gonna grapple with James 5:5a and the pursuit of luxury and self-indulgence. You know, that shiny new gadget that just hit the market or that expensive and exotic vacation? Why chase after what’s fleeting when we can wrap our arms around contentment? After all, the best things in life can’t be bought. Remember, it’s about the chocolate inside the gold foil, not the flashy packaging! If you’ve ever gone on a shopping spree only to leave those three different colored t-shirts unworn in your closet, you know what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, James prods us to stand up for economic justice instead of turning a blind eye to exploitation (James 5:6). As Christians, our dough should be a force for good, promoting justice and equality. Whether through supporting fair trade<\/a> to providing micro-loans<\/a> to budding entrepreneurs in developing nations, there are plenty of opportunities to use our resources wisely and justly. Think of it as sending your money on a mission trip, using your finances to advocate for and uplift those who are often overlooked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back at our week, we’ve journeyed through our calendars and checkbooks. We’ve examined how our desires shape our time and money management, understood the humility in planning, acknowledged God’s sovereignty in our schedules, and unpacked the Biblical perspective of wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflection time: Are you using your money generously, with contentment and a concern for justice? How can you adjust my spending habits to better serve God and others?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until our next adventure in faith, life, and laughter, be generous, be content, and seek justice! In the meantime, if any of you looking for a simple way to manage your money better, download or copy this Pear Budget Googlesheet here and start tracking and budgeting for what God has given you: https:\/\/bit.ly\/pearbudget<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calling all Cosmic Coin Collectors! For today’s grand finale, we’re zeroing in on the ‘how’ of spending our moolah. That’s right, we’re gonna take all that wisdom we’ve gathered from our chocolate coin adventure, and put it to work for the kingdom! As we start in James 5:3c, we’ve heard the mantra: You can’t take […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-224449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifehack"],"yoast_head":"\nFrom Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Calling all Cosmic Coin Collectors! For today’s grand finale, we’re zeroing in on the ‘how’ of spending our moolah. That’s right, we’re gonna take all that wisdom we’ve gathered from our chocolate coin adventure, and put it to work for the kingdom! As we start in James 5:3c, we’ve heard the mantra: You can’t take […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Redemption Point\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedemptionPointChurch\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Pastor Bumble\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Pastor Bumble\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Pastor Bumble\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5add385654d4d302ee7b0f1e2201f41a\"},\"headline\":\"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\"},\"wordCount\":493,\"commentCount\":5,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Lifehack\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\",\"name\":\"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/\",\"name\":\"RP-rebuild\",\"description\":\"The Gospel Changes Everything\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Redemption Point\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/02\\\/Untitled-design.png\",\"width\":967,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Redemption Point\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/RedemptionPointChurch\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5add385654d4d302ee7b0f1e2201f41a\",\"name\":\"Pastor Bumble\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Pastor Bumble\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vayhub.us\\\/rdpt22\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point","og_description":"Calling all Cosmic Coin Collectors! For today’s grand finale, we’re zeroing in on the ‘how’ of spending our moolah. That’s right, we’re gonna take all that wisdom we’ve gathered from our chocolate coin adventure, and put it to work for the kingdom! As we start in James 5:3c, we’ve heard the mantra: You can’t take […]","og_url":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency","og_site_name":"Redemption Point","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedemptionPointChurch","article_published_time":"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00","author":"Pastor Bumble","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Pastor Bumble","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency"},"author":{"name":"Pastor Bumble","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#\/schema\/person\/5add385654d4d302ee7b0f1e2201f41a"},"headline":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency","datePublished":"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency"},"wordCount":493,"commentCount":5,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Lifehack"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency","url":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency","name":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency - Redemption Point","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-06-09T12:38:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-06-09T13:31:33+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/from-chocolate-coins-to-kingdom-currency#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"From Chocolate Coins to Kingdom Currency"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/","name":"RP-rebuild","description":"The Gospel Changes Everything","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#organization","name":"Redemption Point","url":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Untitled-design.png","width":967,"height":300,"caption":"Redemption Point"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RedemptionPointChurch"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/#\/schema\/person\/5add385654d4d302ee7b0f1e2201f41a","name":"Pastor Bumble","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6242ca38bf0e8247546597d2d18d30ad7ddf18d3ef6939f28cdd26276bc4eee?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Pastor Bumble"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224449"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":224461,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224449\/revisions\/224461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vayhub.us\/rdpt22\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}