#358: Living with Generosity

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Episode 358 - Show Notes:

One of the character traits of God that we are to emulate is generosity. God is a generous God. He has generously blessed us with salvation, grace, and forgiveness. He generously meets our physical, emotional, relational, and financial needs.
Most of us want to be be generous. We like the idea of living with generosity. After all, we want to be like Jesus. But the truth be told, being generous is challenging.
The Bible talks a lot about money. Not because God wants our money or needs our money, but because he knows that our hearts and our desire are most often tied to money. It’s a struggle for most of us.
Generosity breaks the stronghold of money in our lives. When we give and honor God with the first part of our money, and not the last part, we are putting him first above all things. As we live with a sense of generosity we become like our savior, Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 11:25 - “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Proverbs 22:9 - “The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”

2 Corinthians 9:6 - “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”