Why Mature Christians are never stingy - Bible Talk

[jennifer_bloom]

Mature Christians are not stingy because they understand that God will reward them for their generosity

In Luke it says a good measure pressed down and shaken together will be poured down overflowing into your lap

The pressed down could mean you are temporarily persecuted or punished or penalized or deprived because of the good you chose to do or the positive emotion or judgment you chose to express

It might also mean that out of your devotion to God or to human beings or animals, you chose to forfeit the rewards or honour or luxury you were rightfully entitled to or given on account of your generosity or service or positive emotional appraisal of others or of things or of God

in return both you and the society you serve or the kingdom you serve will benefit from your sacrificed

But not only that, the unclaimed benefits you chose or were forced to miss out on will be repurposed for you into a bigger and deeper gain and reward, even if the reward appears at a different time or in a different way or through a different person than what you initially had

So that is one of many reasons why it would be foolish for any religious person to be stingy - either with their time of their emotions or their energy or their humility or their work or their intelligence or their talents or their prayers

[Jjpayne]

This makes me think of mr. Scrooge on Christmas day or his nephew fred. Knowing how to be generous and caring about the world and others around them, and that brought them joy. People like that inspire me to want to be better.

[Jjpayne]

Thank you for the mho 😊

[WhiteGlaze]

This is a good message for anyone

[N192K001]

True.

The matter, then, becomes choosing the wisest, most optimal recipients, avoiding scammers, abusers, and the like. With those concerns taken into account, it's actually fun to be generous! And this resulting joy generally also encourages further generosity in the future. But the most sustainable, continual generosity is more feasible the more finances are in order. Still, even without that, some spontaneous generosity here & there when someone else really needs help is satisfying!

[Rachael91]

Love this. It's more blessed to give than to receive. I hope people remember that this Christmas

[cth96190]

I support charities for animals and veterans. Nobody else.

[Anonymous]

Mature people are not stingy because they understand the importance of being a good person and a good citizen of this planet without the need for some contrived book to tell them to be good people.

[douride2]

Not sure what your idea of mature is but I know more then a few that are very stingy.

[LEADFOOTboi]

YES YES YES... it's about really helping other people...

[OddBeMe]

Funny that religious people donate considerably less.