Although we still may wrestle with the voices from time to time, we are able to silence them more easily and effectively the more we grow in Christ. And the more we grow in Christ, realizing that our lives belong to him, the more generous we become. Generosity is a fruit of spiritual growth. Generosity should define us as Christians. The Bible gives us endless reasons to give to God and others. ~In the Book of Acts the very first churches tell us that we find more joy in doing things for other people and for God than we ever did in doing things for ourselves. is more blessed to give than to “It receive.” (Acts 20:35) ~We are also called to follow because in the very act of losing our Christ’s lead, lives, we find life. God so loved the world, He gave his only *”For Son…” (Jn 3:16) *Jesus gave His very life on the cross, so that we have life, & have it (Jn 10:10) “…may abundantly.” *Jesus challenged all His disciples, any want to become my followers, let them “If deny themselves, and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.” (Mt 16:25) ~Life is a gift, and everything belongs to God. earth is the and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in “The Lord’s it.” (Ps 24:1) We are wired to be to God and others! givers…back And there are biblical guidelines for giving to help us figure out what it means to live generously. From the early days of the Old Testament,
Although we still may wrestle with the voices from time to time, we are able to silence them more easily and effectively the more we grow in Christ. And the more we grow in Christ, realizing that our lives belong to him, the more generous we become. Generosity is a fruit of spiritual growth. Generosity should define us as Christians. The Bible gives us endless reasons to give to God and others. ~In the Book of Acts the very first churches tell us that we find more joy in doing things for other people and for God than we ever did in doing things for ourselves. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35) ~We are also called to follow Christ’s lead, because in the very act of losing our lives, we find life. *”For God so loved the world, He gave his only Son…” (Jn 3:16) *Jesus gave His very life on the cross, so that we “…may have life, & have it abundantly.” (Jn 10:10) *Jesus challenged all His disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves, and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.” (Mt 16:25) ~Life is a gift, and everything belongs to God. “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” (Ps 24:1) We are wired to be givers…back to God and others! And there are biblical guidelines for giving to help us figure out what it means to live generously. From the early days of the Old Testament,
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