When you’re driving your car and happen to be in the wrong gear your car will probably start shaking and making some funny sounds and it could possibly cause some damage. In our lives if we fail to shift our mindset when change is needed it can cause damage too. In this weeks series on Overflow, we looked at shifting our lives from greed to generosity. In 2 Corinthians vs 8 we see the Macedonian Church had richly given, even in their poverty they needed no convincing to give generously. Grace is the divine enablement for your salvation and sanctification and we need this grace to move us from a place of greed to generosity. There are 4 shifts we need to take to enter this place of generosity. The first shift is from lack to abundance. Some of us see life from a glass half empty mentality; that there is always a lack. We need to shift our mindset and see our lives through eyes of abundance. The second shift is from not now to right now. The church of Macedonia didn’t wait to give, even when they were in poverty, they were right now people! We need to adopt this mindset and be ready to step out NOW in faith and be generous. The third shift is from ’have to’ to ‘get to’. We need to remember how good God has been to us, how blessed we are because of Him. When we remember all of this we shift our behavior and realize how blessed we are to give. And the last shift is from existing to excelling. We need to give excellently. Our heart for the house is coming up and it’s a time of giving over and above our tithes and offerings. It’s a time of giving in faith and trusting God to move in our lives and the lives of others. We serve an amazing God who is worthy of everything we have.
