\u201cA generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water\u201d (Proverbs 11:25 CSB).
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Generous, in this verse means blessing. It\u2019s \u201cgood favour bestowed on another\u201d according to my Bible dictionary. God\u2019s economy is upside down from the world\u2019s economy. The more you give, the more blessed you are. You get what you give, in direct contrast to the me centered world we live in where we are to keep everything for ourselves. Not so with God, if you want to receive, you need to first give.
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Give a blessing, get a blessing. Give help, get help.
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Here\u2019s a personal example from my life. I was in between jobs, on unemployment, searching diligently for a new one. It was during this time I learned the concept of tithing in the Bible study I was doing. Tithing is giving the first 10% back to God of your money. I was receiving roughly $250 a week on unemployment, which meant $25 of it should go to God first and foremost. Here I was, I was barely paying my bills, I was up to my eyeballs in debt and I decided to go all in with God. I decided to start tithing. The blessing didn\u2019t come overnight, it was a few months before it came, but when it did, God didn\u2019t disappoint. Two weeks before Christmas I received a job making more money than I had ever made in my life. And I stayed there for the next 16 years. I also will never forget how much harder it was for me to tithe on my new income, than my unemployment check. But I did it, and I continue to do it to this day. I have yet to out give God when it comes to money. Lord knows I try.
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Paul tells us in his letter to the Philippians, \u00a0\u201cEveryone should look out not only for his own interests, but also the interests of others\u201d (2:4 CSB). \u00a0When you focus on the needs of others, God will take care of your needs. When I started tithing, I didn\u2019t even realize I was helping others, but I was. \u00a0I was helping those in the church who were seeking after Jesus find Him. God\u2019s economy is the opposite of the worlds; God\u2019s economy is others centered, not me centered. \u00a0When you flip the script, when you put others first, God is the One who has your back. God is the One who will take care of you.
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