Proverbs 11:24-25
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
These verses, just like the verse I wrote about in my last blog go against what our culture promotes. The world tells us that if we give, of our finances, our time, our energy, our talents, we will become bankrupt, lacking what we are somehow entitled to. I'm in a season where God is asking me to give as these verses in Proverbs challenge us to do. I say challenge because it isn't always the easy or most rewarding thing to do. It's hard, and we don't always see the fruit from our giving as we'd like to. Still the challenge remains. When we begin to respond to who and what God is calling us to give to, he will entrust us with more and provide us with opportunities to meet the needs of others. We can NEVER out-give God. He's a God of more than enough, and it all belongs to him anyway.
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