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Generosity isn’t something God wants from you—it’s something He wants for you. Many people approach generosity with hesitation, wondering if it will lead to pressure, obligation, or another financial ask. On the next Faith & Finance Live, Rob West and Todd Harper explain that generosity is an invitation into joy, freedom, and deeper fellowship with God. Then, it’s on to your questions. That’s Faith & Finance Live—where biblical wisdom meets today’s financial decisions—weekdays at 4pm Eastern/3pm Central on Moody Radio.

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What if generosity isn’t something God wants from you, but something He wants for you?

Many people approach generosity with hesitation. They hear the word giving and assume a financial ask is coming. They may wonder if generosity will lead to pressure, obligation, or guilt. But biblical generosity is not meant to be a burden. It is an invitation into joy, freedom, and deeper fellowship with God’s heart.

Todd Harper, co-founder of Generous Giving, has spent more than two decades helping people discover the joy and freedom of biblical generosity. Through Generous Giving’s Journey of Generosity experience, he has seen countless people move from viewing giving as an obligation to seeing it as an opportunity.

A Journey of Generosity, often called a JOG, is a one- or two-day conversational experience designed to help people explore what Scripture teaches about generosity. As Todd likes to clarify, “There’s no jogging at a JOG.”

Instead, participants gather in a pressure-free environment to consider the biblical truth that “it is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). The experience includes teaching, stories, discussion, and reflection. Rather than focusing on fundraising, it creates space for people to think deeply and honestly about generosity.

That pressure-free approach is central to the experience. Generous Giving does not ask participants for money during a Journey of Generosity. The goal is not to raise funds for an organization, but to help people encounter the beauty of biblical generosity.

For many people, conversations about generosity can feel uncomfortable because they assume there is an agenda. They expect that any teaching on giving will eventually lead to an ask.

Todd understands that hesitation. In fact, he says Generous Giving has to repeat often that there really is no catch. After 25 years of hosting these experiences, the ministry has built a reputation for creating “no strings attached” conversations about generosity.

That matters because when people do not feel pressured, they are more likely to engage honestly. Walls come down. People can focus on God’s Word, listen to stories of real-life generosity, and reflect on what God may be inviting them into.

Instead of asking, “How much do I have to give?” they begin asking, “What joy might God have for me in a more generous life?”

One of the most powerful shifts that often happens during a Journey of Generosity is the movement from “ought to” to “get to.”

Many Christians know they should be generous. They believe giving matters. They may even give faithfully. But they can still experience generosity primarily as a duty, an obligation, or a sacrifice.

Biblical generosity invites us into something deeper. God is not merely trying to take something away from us. He is forming us into people who reflect His character. He is loosening our grip on money and possessions so we can experience greater freedom, joy, and trust.

As people hear stories of others living radically other-centered lives, generosity often becomes attractive. It begins to look less like a demand and more like an invitation.

That change never gets old for Todd. He says one of the great

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