Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
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Lately I have been noticing something widespread. That is, the act of giving in a post-modern world. Hearts have become hardened because the thought of giving most always lies in its relationship to money. But that is not always what giving is about most of the time. So much is lost.
The foundation of giving is powerfully rooted deeply in God's love. Love always gives because it cannot help but give. It does not hesitate to give what a person needs in a moment. There is freedom in giving when love is at it's source. It is naturally spring-loaded.
Giving is not always in money, but in the act of doing something. Something not forced or dutiful, and discernment is its officer.
Giving is as beautiful and refreshing as a pure crystal clear mountain stream passing through a barren, windswept wasteland in the wilderness of people's lives. Many times the giving of money is not always what God has in mind.
Because it takes the place of giving away of oneself and great lessons of living-mercy are swept away. Only a cold hand-to-hand loveless transaction. There are great losses for the giver of money and the limited gain of the reciever.
Giving oneself away in many day to day things, or in hard things others are suffering is the way of the Lord. It is the well-trodden path of the Master.
Giving is from God. When you are filled with His love, there is no limit to what you can do through His eternal loving supply. Whatever you give to others in offering to the Lord, He will replace to give away more as long as it is done in the Spirit of His love.
We become waterwheels with open hands of the Lord's open hand.
"The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ."
- Charles Spurgeon
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**Thank you for supporting this ministry, I lovingly refer to as "The Little Green Pasture." Click here: PayPal: paypal.me/JoanStahl
**Please prayerfully consider becoming a ministry partner:
Patreon: patreon.com/joaniestahl
**Contact Email: jsfieldnotes@gmail.com
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Lately I have been noticing something widespread. That is, the act of giving in a post-modern world. Hearts have become hardened because the thought of giving most always lies in its relationship to money. But that is not always what giving is about most of the time. So much is lost.
The foundation of giving is powerfully rooted deeply in God's love. Love always gives because it cannot help but give. It does not hesitate to give what a person needs in a moment. There is freedom in giving when love is at it's source. It is naturally spring-loaded.
Giving is not always in money, but in the act of doing something. Something not forced or dutiful, and discernment is its officer.
Giving is as beautiful and refreshing as a pure crystal clear mountain stream passing through a barren, windswept wasteland in the wilderness of people's lives. Many times the giving of money is not always what God has in mind.
Because it takes the place of giving away of oneself and great lessons of living-mercy are swept away. Only a cold hand-to-hand loveless transaction. There are great losses for the giver of money and the limited gain of the reciever.
Giving oneself away in many day to day things, or in hard things others are suffering is the way of the Lord. It is the well-trodden path of the Master.
Giving is from God. When you are filled with His love, there is no limit to what you can do through His eternal loving supply. Whatever you give to others in offering to the Lord, He will replace to give away more as long as it is done in the Spirit of His love.
We become waterwheels with open hands of the Lord's open hand.
"The greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ."
- Charles Spurgeon
