That thought process was one of the reasons that I started this blog in the first place. I was fueling up every Sunday at church and needed a way to get out into the world and actually apply or show, or even process through action, what I was/am still learning. (More info on that here.)
This Sunday was one of those for me. This Sunday our church was discussing the disciplines of service and stewardship, or as it was defined when you put those together: generosity.
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We were challenged with the question of how we approach those disciplines. I was reminded that I GET to serve, I GET to give, I GET to go to church on Sundays. Not I have to. What good is it to serve and love others with an attitude of obligation? It accomplishes things, but is it really serving it's real purpose? Is it really showing why I love? Does my service and stewardship reflect a partnering with God? Because if it did, there's no way I wouldn't be jumping up and down with the opportunity to do it. (316)
I needed this reminder. I needed to ask myself: "Am I living a generous life?"
Then (and this is one of my favorite parts) we got to go over a story that I've heard my entire life, but with a fresh perspective. (Mark 6: Feeding the 5,000). When the disciples were saying that the people needed to eat, Jesus told them to go feed them. When they didn't have any food, Jesus said, GO and see the food. Go first, then see. (This was very, very paraphrased, that's why I put the Mark 6 there.)
God is so generous and so in control. That information and reminder gets me pumped to GO and see, and to live generously. Just thought I'd share :) (317)
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