Timothy Siburg: Why give generously?

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For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

“We don’t give gifts because we want to earn something in return. We give without the expectation of return. We give, because we can’t help but feel so overjoyed with the good news of a God who comes near, becomes incarnate, walks with us, is given for us, and loves us. In our joy, we can’t help but want to share our joy through the sharing of our stories, time, the giving of gifts, living fully in God’s abundance and love.”

Timothy Siburg in Compass: Navigating Faith & Finances blog post dated 28 November 2016 entitled Returning to “Why,” in Hopes of Getting Off the Consumer Escalator.

Siburg rightly directs our focus to the “Why” related to giving: the good news. We give because God loved the world so much that He gave.

Often, in reality, outside forces motivate us to give out of obligation or guilt. When we respond accordingly, we experience little joy.

This advent season, let’s choose to focus on the the good news and let our joy-filled generosity flow from there.