March 29, 2009: Giving Until it Hurts; Give It Up, Part 5 – Michael Hidalgo

In the Kingdom Economy it is not about the amount one it able to give. It is about how much we are willing to give. One wise person once said, “Do not feel guilty for what you have, only for what you are unwilling to give away.” Jesus observes a woman who gives everything she has – which is nothing – yet her gift is greater for she has given much.

 

So often we ask “What can I give?” We look at our resources, gifts, time, etc, and feel like we have little to offer. This is because we are looking at the amount – not how much we are willing to give. Concern about the amount misses the centrality of one’s heart in relation to giving. In reality we are all called to give – and all of us have to give out of our poverty for all that we have is not ours anyway.