March 11th, 2021

2 Corinthians 9:7 NASB "Each one must do just as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."It warmed my heart to see him give his cousin a toy! While babysitting our two grandsons, I watched as the older one gave his cousin one of his toys which I know was one of his favorites! Today's Word shares with us about what's in our hearts and to give as a cheerful giver! Thinking back of the times when I was asked to give something of mine to another when they were in need, made me pause to see if my heart was reluctant or just doing it out of compulsion. Giving away something that's dear to our hearts can be difficult but we must come to the place where all we have is from the Lord and it's really not ours but His. No one ever said that the road of being a godly man was easy, it wasn't for Christ as He climbed to His Death, where He gave all of Himself for you and me. I think the least thing we can do is to give with a cheerful heart knowing the gift given to us of eternal life far outweighs anything we can give. Maybe we need to be like little children whose hearts haven't been spoiled by the evil of the "it's mine" mentality! peace, tom