Generosity vs. Stinginess What belongs to God?
Character quality of Generosity,
Generosity vs. Stinginess
"Realizing that all I have belongs to God and using it for His purposes" *(IBLP)
2 Corinthians 9:6
“The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” RSV
The generosity of the female alligator
"The generosity of the female alligator in giving the right amount of help at the right time is critical to the survival of its offspring. Giving the right amount at the right time pertains to the protection and aid of the hatching eggs and also applies to early stages of the nest’s construction. It is most important that the nest is built in a proper way and in the proper place to ensure the survival of the alligator eggs."
(Original source: American Alligator Character Sketches Vol 2 Page 369 ©Institute in Basic Life Principles. Used with permission.)
It is important to be a generous giver but also giving the right amount at the right time and the right motive.
2 Corinthians 9:7
"Let each one [give] as he has made up his own mind and purposed in his heart, not reluctantly or sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God loves (He takes pleasure in, prizes above other things, and is unwilling to abandon or to do without) a cheerful (joyous, "prompt to do it") giver [whose heart is in his giving]." (AMP)
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*Used with permission from the Institute in Basic Life Principles.