Day 3

You have to fight greed to align yourself with GOD, and the only way you can fight it is with generosity..
It will put a smile on GOD’s face and make the devil mad..
Make a decision to live with generosity each and every day..
How should we give?
1. WE SHOULD GIVE CHEERFULLY.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2. WE SHOULD GIVE FROM A SPIRIT OF LOVE.
1 Corinthians 13:3
If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing.
3. WE SHOULD GIVE FROM THE TOP, NOT FROM OUR LEFTOVERS.
Proverbs 3:9
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.
4. WE SHOULD GIVE WITHOUT EXPECTING CREDIT
Matthew 6:2
So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
When should we give?
5. WE SHOULD GIVE WHEN OTHERS ASK FOR HELP.
Luke 6:30
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
6. WE SHOULD GENEROUSLY GIVE WHENEVER WE CAN.
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.
You can give generously beyond financial contributions.
Why do we give?
7. EVERYTHING BELONGS TO GOD.
1 Chronicles 29:14
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand.
8. WE GIVE OUT OF THANKSGIVING TO GOD.
2 Corinthians 9:11
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
9. WE FIND INNER PEACE WHEN WE GIVE GENEROUSLY.
Proverbs 11:25
Those who live to bless others will have blessings heaped upon them, and the one who pours out his life to pour out blessings will be saturated with favor.
10. THE SPIRIT IN WHICH WE GIVE IS THE SPIRIT IN WHICH WE WILL RECEIVE.
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
11. GOD TAKES CARE OF ALL OUR NEEDS.
Philippians 4:19
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of His glory in Christ Jesus.
The Bible has many examples of generous giving that are inspirations for us to practice..
When giving share the Good News to make believers not beggars..
“Learn to generously share what you have with those who ask for help, and don’t close your heart to the one who comes to borrow from you.….”(Matthew 5:42)