You know all those commercials that say, "Hey, if you skipped this cup of coffee every day you could sponsor a child!"
And then you know how we all ignore it?
For me, it just isn't concrete enough. Sure I could skip that cup of coffee (tea in my case), but I would just go ahead and spend the money on something else just as unnecessary.
Enter the Jesus Fund. Because I like concreteness.
Now, when I make volitional choices to pass up the purchases I would usually spend money on that I really don't need to be spending money on, I keep track.
Quicken is a beautiful thing. It has helped us really keep track of where our money is going and has helped us allot our money to where we want it to be going and not just where we're spending it.
Quicken has this great feature in which you can "save" money and make an account for it without actually having a separate bank account. They are termed "savings plans".
Well, now Jesus has His own plan.
When we skip out on a regular purchase, we "transfer" money from our checking account to our Jesus fund. We're going to pray about where that money should go as it increases. For now we're just keeping track and seeing what that change looks like.
You get to be my accountability partners and see what is changing in our spending and how quickly this adds up. Part of me wants it to add up fast and part of me knows I'll be ashamed of how excessively I want to spend our money as I watch it add up.
Stay tuned.
PS - If you decide to start a Jesus fund, let me know. I want to be watching you too. :)
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