GivingTake the Hint After she woke up, a woman told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for our anniversary. What do you think it means?"
"You'll find out tonight," he replied.
That evening, the husband came home with a small package and handed it his wife. She opened it to find a book entitled "The Meaning of Dreams."
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Generous in Theory A missionary once asked a new convert, “Pablo, if you had a hundred sheep, would you give fifty of them to the Lord’s work?” He answered, “You know I would gladly give them.” “Pablo, if you had fifty cows, would you give twenty-five to the Lord’s work?” “Yes, you know I would be more than happy to do that.” Again the missionary asked, “Pablo, if you had two pigs, would you give one of them to the Lord’s work?” “That’s not fair,” Pablo replied. “You know I have two pigs.” If Our Offering Means Nothing If our offering means nothing to us, it means nothing to God. (Kent Crockett, Making Today Count for Eternity, Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2001, p. 71)Loving the Object of Our Gift Giving isn’t hard if we love the object of our gift. But if we don’t love the recipient of the gift, giving is extremely difficult. (Kent Crockett, Making Today Count for Eternity, Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2001, p. 71)A Moving Sermon Two men were standing outside of the church in their underwear. One man said to the other, "That was the most moving sermon on giving that I've ever heard!"
How to Die to Self "Giving our money to the Lord is one of the ways we die to self." --Kent Crockett www.kentcrockett.com Not Willing to Pay So Much A husband on a business trip decided to buy a gift to take home for his wife. He asked the store clerk, "How much does this perfume cost?"
"This bottle costs $30," she answered.
"Thirty dollars! For that little bottle?" he exclaimed in disbelief. "Can you show me something cheap?"
"Sure," she replied.
She handed him a mirror.
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Proof of Your Love Although we can give without loving, we cannot love without giving. Giving our money to the Lord proves that we love Him more than the things we could have bought with it. (Kent Crockett, Making Today Count for Eternity, Sisters, OR: Multnomah Publishers, 2001, p. 71)Cross Reference:
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