Seven days on cheerful giving—reflecting the Giver, freeing the grip of greed, and practicing open-handed love.
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Seven days on cheerful giving—reflecting the Giver, freeing the grip of greed, and practicing open-handed love.
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Day 1: God loves a cheerful giver
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
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“Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly… Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
Is your giving reluctant, compulsive, or cheerful?
Practice: Give one gift today with glad intention, not pressure. Lord, form a cheerful giver’s heart. Amen.