Paul encourages the Corinthians to give from a place of generosity. In this we talk about what generosity really is and how it is an area God wants to use to grow our faith.

As the Israelites reached the edge of the Promised Land, they sent in a 12 scout team to bring Moses a report of the land.  2 of them gave a good report.  10 of them gave a fear-filled report.  They all saw the same thing, but wrote a different headline over their story.  The truth is we all go through situations that can cause fear in us, but the headline or how we perceive it is determined by fear or faith.  Let’s choose a better headline.

Paul talks about our giving like sowing seeds.  If we can understand the potential that God put within a seed – we can understand the potential of what God wants to do through us when we give.  When we give to God with open hands, it allows the supplier of the seed to increase our store of it and enlarge our harvest!

Jesus would dive into the tension of wanting to give but also wanting to hold for ourselves and ask – Where is your treasure?  Clearest indication of the condition of our heart is what we do with our treasure.  But when we understand that storing up treasures in heaven isn’t losing them, but rather investing them into something greater – we can be released to give!

God is able.  But He is able to do the miraculous when we make our time, energy and money available to Him.  We have to put it in his hands for Him to bless it and multiply it.