“There are basically two kinds of people: givers and takers. A taker’s gonna take because at the core of their being they are convinced there will never be enough. In other words, they are practical atheists. They really don’t believe in God. A giver’s gonna give because at the core of their being they are convinced there will always be more than enough. They believe in the abundance of God. We all want to think of ourselves as givers. Thinking it doesn’t make it so. Wise living means generous giving. It’s how God created the world to work. It’s how God created us to live.”
J.D. Walt is Chief Sower at www.seedbed.com and today’s Meditation comes from his 11 January 2015 daily text entitled “A Taker’s Gonna Take. A Giver’s Gonna Give”. I subscribe to this daily text and commend it to you: it’s spiritually rich and free for everyone.
Here’s the Scripture on which J.D. based today’s post: Proverbs 11:24-25 (NIV).
One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.
So are you a giver or a taker? In other words, do you live like you believe in God or not?