Outgive God

Can you outgive God? I challenge you to try it. In today’s episode of A Few Minutes with God, we explore this concept and ways we can be blessed, even as we give.

Outgive God ~ Episode 324

The idea of giving makes some people happy, and for others, it becomes stressful. How can you give the perfect present or, if not perfect, a present that someone even wants? Some people don’t like to buy or even give presents. Some people like to give presents but not receive them. Maybe you fall somewhere in the middle or like to give and receive!

[Thanks to our sponsor NOWPrograms. Their philosophy is don’t accomodate, remediate. And it really works.]

The people who are extremely good at giving presents are those who take the time to figure out what makes a good gift and what the person they are buying or making a gift for is. The idea of gift-giving follows this idea:

1. Who are you gifting?
2. What does this person like or dislike?
3. Is this gift idea within your budget?

It’s simple, really. Buy the gift that person likes. Easy, right? That is why gift cards are such a popular option nowadays—the task can be insurmountable or daunting at best!

There are so many symbolic elements to gift-giving that we don’t see in relation to our spiritual walk. The idea of a gift ultimately is the idea of giving of ourselves. We give of our time, our talents, and our money when we gift our family and friends. But what are we giving when we give to God? Do we give our talents? Do we give our time? What is the most valuable part of us that we give to Him who has given us so much?

Let’s look at the same three questions in light of giving to God.

Outgive God – Gift Giving Survey

But, with God, it is easy, right? Let’s ask the same three questions.

1. Who are you gifting? God.
2. What does this person like or dislike? He is all goodness and light. He wants us to love Him and serve Him in all we do.
3. Is this gift idea within your budget? It is everything. Do you have that to give?

Outgive God – Try it.

Giving to God first necessitates having faith. Do we believe in God as the creator of all things? Do we believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? If we know God is all goodness and light, then we know what is expected of us, our whole heart and soul.

Some things we “do” for God would be:

1. Study the scriptures.
2. Spend time in prayer.
3. Praise and worship
4. Living Godly lives
5. Going to Church

Yet when we do these things, study the scriptures; for example, who benefits from this? Or spending time in prayer or praise and worship? We are the ones who receive so much more in return. We find we are thankful and in awe of what God has done for us. The blessings that happen are a gift from God. We take every breath and every step because God wills it. Are we thankful for these things?

We can not outgive God. We can trust in Him in humility, that humble trust, that hope that within our failures, the Lord still finds us and loves us—not the sin, but He loves us. When we reflect on the goodness of Our Lord and Savior, we find the gift is totally selfless. God gave us the world in which we live—He gave us our very lives, our family, our friends. God gave us the most important thing, and that is salvation. God did not leave us orphans.

Jeremiah 30:22  (Read on air.)

What a gift! The elements of gift giving is taking care of the other person in some way and showing our gratitude of having them in our lives. Yet, God is our Good Shepherd.

Psalm 23, also known as the Psalm of David, is one we may know by heart. Let me read it to you. (Read on air.)

God is there for us in good times, yes — but more importantly, when we think we have been forsaken. Look at what He has done for us and try daily to outgive God. Will we succeed? No. But we will be blessed more than ever! I pray you have a wonderful week and that the Lord blesses you beyond anything you can expect or hope for!

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