A Willing Mind

II Corinthians 8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

 There is no pressure or condemnation here.  However, when you give, it is favorably accepted by God.  God’s plan is to develop givers.  He is the perfect example of a giver.  God gave His only begotten Son, so that we might live with Him forever.  God did not give Him grudgingly or under compulsion.  You might think that you don’t have anything to give.  But through the grace of Christ, you have something to give and you can’t afford not to give it.  Kenneth Copeland gave buttons until he was blessed with something else to give.  Giving is to be from what you have and not according to that you do not have.  Christ exchanged His riches for our poverty so that everyone might have.  Scripture tells us to give and it shall be given unto us.    God has a willing mind and if you have a willing mind, He will see to it that you become a giver.  By His grace, you are His funnel through which He flows His riches.   

Scripture References:  John 3:16; II Corinthians 9:7; Luke 6:38

Prayer for today:  Father, my mind is willing to give.   In JESUS name, AMEN.

Whatever you must do today, there is a grace for that.  Accept the grace and make it a sweatless day.

Love

Dianne