{"id":7614,"date":"2023-03-23T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=7614"},"modified":"2023-03-07T09:40:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T14:40:19","slug":"7614","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/7614\/","title":{"rendered":"Become Generous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7615\" width=\"345\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/One-gives-freely-yet-grows-all-the-richer-another-withholds-what-he-should-give-and-only-suffers-want.-Prov.-1124.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers+36%3A1-+Deuteronomy+1%3A46&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Numbers 36:1-<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Numbers+36%3A1-+Deuteronomy+1%3A46&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Deuteronomy 1:46<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+5%3A29-6%3A11&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Luke 5:29-6:11<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+66%3A1-20&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 66:1-20<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+11%3A24-26&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>, Proverbs 11:24-26<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>\u201cOne gives&nbsp;freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.\u201d Prov. 11:24<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become generous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHold it all loosely,\u201d Ron often says. &nbsp;Clinging to the things of this world, the temporary material items that will perish does no good.&nbsp; But if we learn to hold them loosely, becoming generous with our possessions, we\u2019ll find abundance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cEach of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,&nbsp;not reluctantly or under compulsion,&nbsp;for God loves a cheerful giver.\u201d 2 Cor. 9:7<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God doesn\u2019t bless us so we can hoard possessions but that we can share them generously with others.&nbsp; Not only should we practice generosity, but our heart posture also matters.&nbsp; Giving cheerfully pleases God and opens the door for Him to pour more blessings into our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t outgive God,\u201d I say often.&nbsp; Try outdoing the Lord in generosity; without a doubt, you will fail.&nbsp; But the blessings you receive will make you want to give more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Become generous with God\u2019s blessings; undoubtedly, you become richer in ways you can\u2019t imagine.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Lord, forgive us for clinging to material things.\u00a0 Give us a generous and cheerful heart, sharing our blessings with others.\u00a0 Help us hold the things of this world loosely as we pursue You, allowing Your goodness to flow through us to others.\u00a0 IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Numbers 36:1- Deuteronomy 1:46, Luke 5:29-6:11, Psalm 66:1-20, Proverbs 11:24-26 Daily Verse: \u201cOne gives&nbsp;freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.\u201d Prov. 11:24 Become generous. \u201cHold it all loosely,\u201d Ron often says. &nbsp;Clinging to the things of this world, the temporary material&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/23\/7614\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Become Generous<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7614"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7617,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7614\/revisions\/7617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}