Generosity

Giving at times when we feel we have nothing to give out of marks generosity.
We as believers are called to be some of the most generous people on the planet. Just by living in America alone makes us some of the richest people in the world. But if we do not live within our means and live with a heart of generosity-planning to give, we will never feel as though we have enough.
Proverbs 11: 24-25
One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
A generous man will prosper;
he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

God has really shown me the past couple of years, how really true this is in our lives. Every quarter we have a week of teaching on the Holy Spirit. As a community we take time one evening to come together after praying that day about what God might have us give to someone else in the community. Last night was the third time I have been in what we call a "giving night". Our Father gives us so many good gifts, and we are called to walk in Faith and also be generous givers.
What happens every time is so absolutely countercultural. We are sitting in a room of 30-50 people who live by faith, who from the outside looking in we don't maybe have a lot..we share houses and live in dorm rooms..but when I look around the room I see some of the richest people on earth. Rich not in possession but in the Spirit. Out of a place of gratefulness and obedience people are blessed.
Last night I saw people meet one another's needs without even knowing for sure that the need was there. shoes were given, snowboards, money for outreach, jackets, jewelry, hammocks...I received a pair of Goggles..I've been looking and looking and looking for a pair that fit my face and didn't cost a fortune, these ones fit perfectly!
We as a community raised almost $2500 to give as a gift toward a new car for a family in need. What if we lived like this every day? I'm learning that it is the way we are called to live.
From one child of the King to another ....We are so blessed beyond measure, it's pressed down and running over....