Don't Have A Stingy Heart! – Deuteronomy 15:10

10 Give freely and spontaneously. Don't have a stingy heart. The way you handle matters like this triggers God, your God's, blessing in everything you do, all your work and ventures. 

– Deuteronomy 15:10

Don't Have A Stingy Heart!

Are you a generous and charitable person or do you hold on to your money and your time like Sméagol in The Lord of the Rings – you know – "my pressshusssss."  When our time and our possessions become more precious to us than the needs of others – and it doesn't matter how much you think you have, or how little you think you have – it doesn't honor God, nor does it follow the teachings  of our Lord Jesus.

Our "stuff" is just that . . . stuff . . . and it really isn't ours anyway.  God has given generously to us, no matter how much more we think we need or deserve.   Everything comes from the Father, and until we get that in our hearts, we are saying to God, "I did this all by myself. Everything I own came as a result of my own hard work."  While I'm sure hard work contributed, in part, to having the ability to be successful, it is God who gave us that ability, that desire, and that knowledge to be able to work hard, work smart, and become successful.  

God is our creator – He gave us life, and He holds our very breath in His hand.  He is the author of everything we are and everything we will become, and if we want His continued blessings to pour in, and out of our lives, we need to live like we believe He is our Lord and our Master.  We need to be willing to let go of anything and everything we are, and everything and anything we possess, which will release such a bounty of blessings that we won't be able to give away all we have, and we won't be able to fathom wanting or needing more . . . because all that we will want and all that we will need . . . is more of Him.

Sacrifice your time. Sacrifice your money.  Sacrifice your belongings, in honor of the One who sacrificed ALL He had . . . for you, and for me.  Blessings will rain down from heaven, and the life that you once thought was yours, will now be completely . . . His.  

Who could ask for more than that?

Prayer

Father, it is hard to give up the things that we consider to be ours – our time, our money, our possessions, but You are the one who gave it to us in the first place.  Help us to see the Bigger picture.  Help us to open our hearts to how You want us to share our resources.  Forgive our stinginess and our self centered ways.  Make us into giving people – a people who are called by Your name Lord.

Have a blessed day everyone!

– Richard