God loves it when the giver delights in the giving. God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done.
2 Cor 9:7-8 Message Translation
The ultimate Giver wants His children to be just like Him - generous, open-handed and ready to give.
When you think you have little to offer; think again. Everyone has something to give others.
Kindness, comforting words, a helping hand, a thoughtful note...all of these can be an extension of God's grace shared with others.
Let's open our ears and we'll hear people express their needs and desires to us. We all need to grow in the art of listening - to God and people.
Let's have a heart that responds to others and find creative ways to bless them.
Hospitality is really just opening up our lives to others. It's caring and finding ways to share. Often this involves food, refreshment, conversation and time.
We all have the same number of hours each day. How we use them is what counts.
As we renew our minds to God's desire for us to bless those around us, we too will find new levels of personal joy and fulfilment!
How have you cultivated "generous thinking?" I just read that today (after Cyber Monday and Black Friday) has been marked "Giving Tuesday". Let's find ways to be generous today!
Blessings,
Anne
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