Facing the Giant of MoneyHalimbawa

Giving: it’s how you were born to live 

‘God loves it when the giver delights in the giving.’ 2 Corinthians 9:7 MSG 

A child who had just learned to tie his shoes was crying, so his mum asked, ‘Is it that hard?’ ‘No,’ he sobbed, ‘but now I’ll have to do it for the rest of my life!’ Is that how you feel about giving? You want to learn but you’re not sure about doing it for the rest of your life? 

Some swallows were teaching their young to fly from a branch overhanging a lake. One by one they pushed each of the chicks off the end until, somewhere between the branch and the water, they discovered they could fly. Their parents knew what they didn’t: until you learn to fly, you’re not really living! Guess what? Giving is an action designed into you by God; it’s the air into which you were born! But until you realise that, you’ll cling desperately to everything you can. 

Listen: ‘Whoever sows generously will also reap generously’ (2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV). Everything begins with a seed. Your seed is anything that can multiply: love, time or money. Your harvest is what comes back to you in benefits like joy, relationships or finances. If what you have today is not enough to be a harvest, use it as a seed and allow God to multiply it back to you. Try out-giving God. Go ahead, you’ll love the results! Giving is like flying; only when you let go of what you’re clinging to and launch out do you realise, ‘This is how I was born to live!’ 

Prayer Point:

Father, let me be a giver of life for life. Let my thoughts and actions be in line with Your desire for me, my family and the people around me. Help me develop a relationship with You, that I might be more guided by the Holy Spirit. Help me not to be a ‘play it safe’ person with matters of Your kingdom, that Your grace and mercy would be released through me. Amen.