Hands Open or Closed
40 Quotes Through Lent - March 28
When I live under the illusion that everything is mine, I lose connection with the One who made it all. I become my own little god. When “Mine” rules louder than “Thine,” I need a soul adjustment.
Tithing opens my grasp and greed, transforming me into generous giving.
When we begin talking about money, people become very private. Yet the Lord knows that this privacy often serves as a hiding place for the mind to remain in a worldly mindset.
By opening my hands to release what was never mine to begin with, I move into a mindset and heart-set that bring the Kingdom’s perspective to what I am invited to steward.
Hands open? Hands closed? – A good litmus test for my heart’s approach to what I am called to steward.
“It is beyond the realm of possibilities that one has the ability to outgive God,” said Charles Spurgeon.
Giving transforms us and honors God.
How’s our giving going these days?
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