There are moments of need in every life. Times when we need financially. Times when we need relationally. Times when we need in physical or health ways. We all have needs.
The difference between many is that often the first response of the heart in seasons of need is to close off and operate from a spirit of poverty. Clinging only to the help you need, not acknowledging that others also need. Many believe that if they give in their neediness then they will never have enough. And therein lies the trick of the enemy, because he knows that the best thing to do when we’re in need is to be generous toward others.
Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. People curse those who hoard their grain, but they bless the one who sells in time of need. Proverbs 11:24-26
The Bible mentions generosity a lot. And it is never dependent upon our own circumstance, it’s more of a mandate to give in all seasons.
If you don’t have enough financially, give your time. If you are feeling like you don’t ever have enough time, then give financially. No matter what your circumstance, you have something to give.
If you need increase in an area, find a way to give in another. This is the way to truly discover the beauty of abundant living.
Freely He gave to us. Freely He still gives.
If you don’t have money or time, then call and offer a blessing. Find a way. If you see a need, ask God if you are to fill it in any capacity, no matter how minute. It’s sometimes the simplest thing that speaks the greatest love to someone’s heart. I know that is true for my heart.
Sure, grand gestures are wonderful, but the times I remember most are those when someone does a small thing just because they see I need it. It’s like feeling seen, and everyone likes to feel seen.
We went through fire and flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance. Psalm 66:12b
If we are to live in abundance, then we each must go through fire. It isn’t the easy way, but it is the way that produces the most fruit.
Sure, you can live a risk-free life. Yes, you can choose not to ever give to anyone. But if you do, you will never have an abundant life. It will instead, be empty, whether you are wealthy or not. We see it every day in the lives of celebrities. Often, they seem to have everything and nothing all at the same time, and they are miserable. What a horrible way to live. It is much more satisfying to live outward and abundant towards others and allow your life to have a consistent flow of goodness.
Today I challenge you to ask yourself if you have chosen to be abundant or miserly. Look for ways to bless others today, no matter how large or small. I promise it will result in abundance in your own life!
365 Days in the Presence 