Fundamental principle: money magnifies who you already are. If you are frugal, earning more will amplify that. If you are a spendthrift, just watch how quickly you splurge any amount you’re trusted with. The same concept applies to giving. Regardless of your belief, when you give freely, you gain more. When you don’t, you risk losing the resources you’ve been blessed with (Proverbs 11:24).
The challenge, however, is that most believers are social givers, instead of kingdom givers. The former give to prove a point in public and then complain behind closed doors. The latter give with the purest intentions so they always replenish. You may be wondering why there’s even a need to give unconditionally, especially when your earnings are never enough to sustain your lifestyle. Journey with me…
You see, anyone who has taken a train ride in New York may attest to being approached for alms. It’s very tempting to give, especially when you’re in a coach filled with givers. At one point, I would always give but complain afterward. So I stopped. Fast forward to the day before my first semester of sophomore year, I had been notified of a $10,000 hold on my student account- which needed to be cleared urgently. You could imagine the anxiety as I waited on the train that afternoon. At that point in my life, I had no idea what it meant to sow seeds. However, when that lady walked into the same coach I sat in to beg for alms, my heart moved me so strongly to put everything from my wallet into her cloth. That everything was $1.
The funny thing about our hearts is that they always follow our treasures. To this day, I still cannot explain how that $10,000 disappeared by the end of the week and allowed me to register for classes. What I can explain is that what you have to your name today is more than enough to make your world larger. Most believers are waiting for their breakthrough before they are comfortable giving what they find to be desirable. But that’s precisely how we suppress our blessings. Fam, when we wait to have enough before we listen to the direction of our hearts, we will just never have enough to give.
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This message was originally shared on Instagram here.