This weekend, I posted some thoughts about this topic as well, considering the widow in the Temple who gave all that she had. I am struck by the truth of God looking not at how much we give but how much we have left.
There are also more ways to give than money: offering one's time or unique skills to someone who needs it can be a valuable gift.
I don't have answers but I find myself wanting to embrace the discomfort of this and wrestle more with these questions about how much belongs to God (everything!) and what Christ calls us to--we who have been given much.
Thanks for reading and engaging, Bonita. I read your post as well and enjoyed it. I appreciate how you summarise the lesson of the widow here: God looking not at how much we give but how much we have left. This is a really powerful, concise, and convicting way to word this lesson.
I don't have it figured out and I certainly haven't arrived where I want to be. The demands and burdens of mammon are great.
Terrific thoughts!
This weekend, I posted some thoughts about this topic as well, considering the widow in the Temple who gave all that she had. I am struck by the truth of God looking not at how much we give but how much we have left.
There are also more ways to give than money: offering one's time or unique skills to someone who needs it can be a valuable gift.
I don't have answers but I find myself wanting to embrace the discomfort of this and wrestle more with these questions about how much belongs to God (everything!) and what Christ calls us to--we who have been given much.
Thanks for reading and engaging, Bonita. I read your post as well and enjoyed it. I appreciate how you summarise the lesson of the widow here: God looking not at how much we give but how much we have left. This is a really powerful, concise, and convicting way to word this lesson.
I don't have it figured out and I certainly haven't arrived where I want to be. The demands and burdens of mammon are great.