Comments on: Sowing Seeds of Generosity http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/ Innovative Resouces | Creative Communication Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: busy do holandii http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-124 busy do holandii Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:12:08 +0000 http://www.keynote.org/connection/?p=278#comment-124 Great blog , love the template. Seriously considering migrating to this cms now! Great blog , love the template. Seriously considering migrating to this cms now!

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-69 uberVU - social comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:15:12 +0000 http://www.keynote.org/connection/?p=278#comment-69 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by KBlovescheese: RT @Keynoteconnect: Do you fear giving? Tell us about it for a chance to win. http://bit.ly/61agy8... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: katharos http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-68 katharos Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:35:30 +0000 http://www.keynote.org/connection/?p=278#comment-68 Good prompt for serious thinking, Kristen. A friend challenged me several years ago-- "just because you can afford something doesn't mean you should buy it." That has stuck with me and continues to affect how and why I buy things... most of the time! While buying a wishlist item often won't endanger my ability to pay my bills, it does limit what I'll be able to give later when, for instance, an earthquake devastates the lives of millions. Had I not ordered that stuff from Amazon with "my" Christmas money, someone in Haiti could be eating better right now. Maybe a little simplistic, but then again, maybe not. Good prompt for serious thinking, Kristen. A friend challenged me several years ago– “just because you can afford something doesn’t mean you should buy it.” That has stuck with me and continues to affect how and why I buy things… most of the time! While buying a wishlist item often won’t endanger my ability to pay my bills, it does limit what I’ll be able to give later when, for instance, an earthquake devastates the lives of millions. Had I not ordered that stuff from Amazon with “my” Christmas money, someone in Haiti could be eating better right now. Maybe a little simplistic, but then again, maybe not.

]]> By: admin http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-67 admin Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:59:19 +0000 http://www.keynote.org/connection/?p=278#comment-67 Great comments! I was pondering some of this over the weekend and realized that I don't really wrestle when it comes to normal giving, like tithing and other ministries that I have been supporting for a long time. However, I see fear creep in when it comes to a challenge to give more to something special. I find myself more apt to do some number crunching to see if I can do it. when , in reality if God is truly prompting me to give, I want to be able to step out on faith and give without being slowed down by the fear of whether I can. Renae Great comments! I was pondering some of this over the weekend and realized that I don’t really wrestle when it comes to normal giving, like tithing and other ministries that I have been supporting for a long time. However, I see fear creep in when it comes to a challenge to give more to something special. I find myself more apt to do some number crunching to see if I can do it. when , in reality if God is truly prompting me to give, I want to be able to step out on faith and give without being slowed down by the fear of whether I can.

Renae

]]> By: Will http://www.keynote.org/connection/2010/01/15/sowing-seeds-of-generosity/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Will Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:38:47 +0000 http://www.keynote.org/connection/?p=278#comment-66 Yeah, it's weird. We're affraid to give, yet, the things that we should give away [i.e. finances, our time, talents, the Gospel, etc.] aren't really ours to begin with; they're Gods. Perhaps we're more affraid, like the man who burried his treasure, that we won't give these things correctly, as we should? Therefore, out of fear we hide the things that we should really share. It is out of fear that we hold back; and it is out of fear that we miss a blessing from our giving. We need to replace our fear with faith and hold onto God's promises for provision of our "needs" so that we don't hold onto our "wants." Yeah, it’s weird. We’re affraid to give, yet, the things that we should give away [i.e. finances, our time, talents, the Gospel, etc.] aren’t really ours to begin with; they’re Gods. Perhaps we’re more affraid, like the man who burried his treasure, that we won’t give these things correctly, as we should? Therefore, out of fear we hide the things that we should really share. It is out of fear that we hold back; and it is out of fear that we miss a blessing from our giving. We need to replace our fear with faith and hold onto God’s promises for provision of our “needs” so that we don’t hold onto our “wants.”

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