“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Today, I want to touch on the subject of giving just a bit more.  Here are a few things I’ve learned in life.

 1)  Giving feels good.

 2)  Giving helps you to be more content with what you have. 

 3)  You reap what you sow.  If you sow generosity, then it will return to you.

 4)  God blesses those who give.  Although it may not be in a monetary way, I’ve seen God bless people and businesses time and time again.

 5)  Tithing is for us.  God doesn’t need our money.  He owns and created everything.  Tithing teaches us to trust God, to put Him as a priority, to show us the joy of giving, and to teach us to be unselfish. 

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 6)  Keeping all your money doesn’t make things better.  If you can’t learn to live off 90, 95, or even 99% of your money, then what makes you think you could make it off all of it?

 7)  Giving should not be done out of guilt or manipulation.  You should give because you want to give.  That doesn’t mean that you’ll always be cheerful about it.  Sometimes people start giving because they want to and they know they need to.  The joy of giving may take a while to come to you.

 8)  Giving doesn’t have to be monetary.  You can give your time to an elderly neighbor who needs help cleaning her house.  You can give knowledge to someone to teach them how to save money.  You can give your services to a non-profit organization so that they don’t have to pay someone to work.  You can babysit a single mom’s kids while she has a night out by herself.  You can tutor a low-income child and help them with their school work.  There are plenty of ways to give.

 9) Giving isn’t on a check list of things to do.  At first, it may be that way.  Eventually and hopefully, it tunes you in to feel compassion for others, to see their needs, and to help with those needs.

10) Giving brings about freedom.  I don’t know how to explain it other than to say that things just aren’t the same.  When we hold on to everything we have, it seems that we become greedier and we allow things to control us.  If we give and let some of things go, it brings about more of a peace and freedom.

Are you a giver?  What have you learned about giving?

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What are your thoughts on this?  Are you a giver?

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Don’t forget about monetary donations as well.  Just make sure your check it postmarked on time.  I’m sure your church, local Salvation Army, or other charitable organization would appreciate your donation.

Make sure you ask for a receipt for your donations.

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