‘She…has given everything she
had.’ Mark 12:44
God doesn’t want your
generosity to be restricted by fear. Either you’ll trust Him financially and
experience the joy of participating in His purposes on earth, or trust your own
earning ability and live with anxiety. The danger of not moving to a higher
level of giving is that you can miss out on something great that God wants to
do for you - and through you. Count on it; at some point He’ll challenge you to
give more than you’ve ever given before. And at that moment your faith will
cause you to say yes, or your fear will cause you to dismiss it as impractical.
That’s a pivotal point in your life, because your response to God’s challenge
will determine your future. Some levels of giving are effortless, while others
make us uneasy. Sooner or later we all hit a wall called fear, and unless you
recognise it you’ll never be able to break through it. As a result you’ll live
with less than God intends you to enjoy.
What’s the solution? Change your
concept of ownership! Adolphe Monod said, ‘There’s no portion of money that is
our money and the rest God’s…It’s all His; He made it all, gives it all, and
has entrusted it to us for His service.’ If you believe that, there’s no reason
not to give. However, getting God involved in your finances means surrendering
control of your money to Him. And that can be scary. Jesus’ model for
generosity was a widow who gave her last penny, without having anything to fall
back on except God’s promise to meet her needs. When you reach that point,
you’re on the threshold of the miraculous.
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