Extravagantly Generous
1 Timothy 6:17-19 (MSG) "Tell those rich in this world's wealth to quit being so full of themselves and so obsessed with money, which is here today and gone tomorrow. Tell them to go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage - to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they'll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life."
Have you heard that phrase "here today and gone tomorrow"? Here is one of the places in the bible it comes from. I like the way The Message puts it. So plain and simple. When we have "riches" like the world views riches, we are NOT to be all full of ourselves, stuck up, stingy, forgetting "where we came from" and who has helped us along the way. God gives and gives to us each and every day! Sometimes, it is monetary blessings, and sometimes it is wealth in things that can NOT be taken away. Riches can always be gone or fade, but true inner richness - that stays forever!! When we are in a different mind-set of helping others, sharing what we have, and being generous - well, we get "riches" that sometimes cannot be seen by others. That's ok in my book!
I am totally going to keep the part that says "extravagantly generous" as a motto for myself. When I am extravagantly generous, all of the other things will fall into place. I feel pretty confident, that I live by this already, but now, I have a "saying" of it to hang on to. Being extravagantly generous can be done with stuff and things, sure. However, I feel that it is also done by serving others, showing kindness, touching the untouchable, sharing a smile, holding open a door, praying for others! There are SO MANY ways to be extravagantly generous - I'm excited to see what today brings!
I pray you are blessed today by someone else being extravagantly generous towards you - then that will ignite a desire in you to go and do the same towards someone else :-) It's free, it doesn't cost a thing. Yet, it will fill you and I up with treasures and riches beyond our imagination! We are SO lucky to have a God that is the BEST Father ever! Who WANTS to richly bless us in SO many ways! Be ready - its coming! Your pockets won't be able to hold it all in - you will HAVE to share it with others! LOL the movie "Brewster's Millions" just popped in my head. Where he had all this money that he HAD to spend, in order to gain even more. THAT is how it is with God too! The more we give away, the more He gives us! Pretty neat! So today, lets see if we can "give away" and be extravagantly generous to different people in different situations through the ABC's - I bet we can! Let's do this!! Have a GREAT and blessed day being extravagantly generous!
Have you heard that phrase "here today and gone tomorrow"? Here is one of the places in the bible it comes from. I like the way The Message puts it. So plain and simple. When we have "riches" like the world views riches, we are NOT to be all full of ourselves, stuck up, stingy, forgetting "where we came from" and who has helped us along the way. God gives and gives to us each and every day! Sometimes, it is monetary blessings, and sometimes it is wealth in things that can NOT be taken away. Riches can always be gone or fade, but true inner richness - that stays forever!! When we are in a different mind-set of helping others, sharing what we have, and being generous - well, we get "riches" that sometimes cannot be seen by others. That's ok in my book!
I am totally going to keep the part that says "extravagantly generous" as a motto for myself. When I am extravagantly generous, all of the other things will fall into place. I feel pretty confident, that I live by this already, but now, I have a "saying" of it to hang on to. Being extravagantly generous can be done with stuff and things, sure. However, I feel that it is also done by serving others, showing kindness, touching the untouchable, sharing a smile, holding open a door, praying for others! There are SO MANY ways to be extravagantly generous - I'm excited to see what today brings!
I pray you are blessed today by someone else being extravagantly generous towards you - then that will ignite a desire in you to go and do the same towards someone else :-) It's free, it doesn't cost a thing. Yet, it will fill you and I up with treasures and riches beyond our imagination! We are SO lucky to have a God that is the BEST Father ever! Who WANTS to richly bless us in SO many ways! Be ready - its coming! Your pockets won't be able to hold it all in - you will HAVE to share it with others! LOL the movie "Brewster's Millions" just popped in my head. Where he had all this money that he HAD to spend, in order to gain even more. THAT is how it is with God too! The more we give away, the more He gives us! Pretty neat! So today, lets see if we can "give away" and be extravagantly generous to different people in different situations through the ABC's - I bet we can! Let's do this!! Have a GREAT and blessed day being extravagantly generous!
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