Read Isaiah 32:8 NLT
“But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity.”
Several years ago my husband decided that he wanted to lead a healthier life. He wanted to be fit and active. So he did some research on how to achieve his goals. From there, he made a plan! He had a plan for what he needed to eat and a plan for how to make the most of his exercise time. He essentially asked himself what a fit person would eat and do…and then he did it. He started living as if he was fit. He has persisted in his plan and has seen great success in leading a more healthy and fit lifestyle.
We can apply the same principles to leading a generous lifestyle. We can say we want to lead a generous lifestyle and intend to be more giving, but unless we come up with a plan to actually be more generous, chances are we won’t. Just like intending to eat healthy doesn’t get us too far if we don’t have a plan to actually eat healthily. If we want to be more generous, then we need to continually ask ourselves what a generous person would do…and then do it. A great example for us to follow is Jesus. God’s plan all along was for us to belong to Him and have a relationship with Him. Everything Jesus did was part of that plan.
Do you want to be a more generous person? What is your plan? Start living like someone who is generous today.
