With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and still more will be added to you.
Mk.4:24
Jesus defines God's heart as a generous heart.
The more I give, the more I receive. Generosity is a strange thing. Not only does it bless the receiver, it folds back and blesses the giver.
Was it Winston Churchill who said, 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give."?
Jesus warns the reverse is also true. Miserliness shrinks a life.
My wife is naturally generous. She will happily stuff $20 notes into a needy family's letterbox. Knowing that I struggle with this, she gets me to do the stuffing.
Also, I've noticed that generous people tend to be joyful people. They are life-giving. Their hand is an open palm, not a grasping fist. They are the sort of people I like to hang around.
Lord, open my hand. Give me a generous heart like yours.
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