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Putting Generosity Into Action

Wednesday July 20, 2022

 If someone were to choose 3 words to describe us, would “generous” be one of them?  We are encouraged from God’s word today to develop this character strength. 

 


I am praying that you will put into action the generosity that comes from your faith as you understand and experience all the good things we have in Christ.  (Philemon 1:6 NLT)

Many of us think we are more generous than we actually are.  We give when it is convenient.  We give when we are hoping to get something in return.  Sometimes, we give without considering the consequences and then struggle because we haven’t used well what we’ve been entrusted with.  It’s quite a different story to be generous when it is inconvenient, when we don’t particularly like the person in need, or when there is no possibility of any return benefit. 

But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.  (Isaiah 32:8 NLT) 

We can pray for the wisdom to put generosity into action because our prayer is rooted in our thankfulness to God for the good things we have received from Him.  When we operate out of this motivation, we are more likely to make correct and generous choices. We need to plan to share responsibly what has been entrusted to us.  We need to stick with the plan even if it might suddenly seem inconvenient.  God wants us to pray about our giving so we will be wise as well as generous. 

Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.  (Proverbs 11:24-25 NLT)

 

Prayer:  Loving God, help me to plan all of my actions, including my giving, with You.  I want to be wise as well as generous in sharing what You have so generously given to me.  Amen

 

 

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