CELEBRATE 

          The blog series that we are in has been about giving as a heart issue, and we’ve talked about Biblical generosity and modeling. This week is about celebrating!

          It isn’t the celebration that we sometimes have at the end of the year when finance realizes all the bills are paid and ministry shares were paid in full (although that is certainly worth celebrating!). This is about celebrating what has happened because of people’s generosity. It’s not about the money, it’s about the lives that have been changed and the mission that has been accomplished.

          Every bit of our financial picture tells a story. What is the story that would motivate you to give generously?

• ·        A line-item budget;
• ·        A story about how the light bill might not get paid; or
• ·        A story about a life that has been affected?

I don’t know about how but I’m motivated to give by stories that tell me how generosity has changed lives, and how my gifts will be used to further ministry and mission, and change more lives!

So:

• ·        Tell the stories (there must be many!)
• ·        Thank the givers for their generosity!
• ·        Give thanks to God for the spirit that has moved through your people and how they were obedient to God.
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