“An offering that costs nothing is worth nothing” Paul Basden

Generosity… Recently one of our Senior Pastors wrapped up an amazing series on the life of David (check it out at: http://www.prestontrail.org/sermon/the-making-of-a-man-generosity/?group=all-church). David, a man after God’s own heart, but also a man who failed miserably. A man who was forgiven, redeemed and yes, reaped the consequences of his mistakes too.

He was also a man of great generosity. The quote above was the opening statement that our Pastor led with on Sunday for this topic… it struck me in a personal way on many different levels this day.

Generosity is not just giving of your money or material things only, it’s giving your time, your talents and yep, even your heart. We can’t just give out of our excess, we must give out of a depth that requires some attention and intention. Generosity is not for sissies, it requires a payment.

But it is worth it~ living a generous life can be questioned, rationalized and even be unsettling. It will cost you more than money, it will cost you personal time, your schedule and in some cases your physical well-being, but the pay-back is without measure.  It comes in different forms~ for us recently, God has given us an opportunity to be generous in new ways as we’ve welcomed our sister (my sister-in-love) into our home.  This is a new sort of generous we never really considered, but has been a great ride.  It’s stretched us, grown us and oh the joy… indescribable.

Where is God asking you to be generous?  How can you trust Him deeper?  Remember an offering that costs nothing is worth nothing.

Look for generous ways to live~