Jesus isn’t interested in the illusion of transformation.

“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:1-4

Bottom Line

God wants generosity for us, not from us.

Roughly 90% of Americans indicated that they have “at least one financial obstacle that may hinder their 2025 resolutions.”

Only 27% of Americans say they can live comfortably

When you already don’t feel like you have enough, living a generous life can feel like a burden or an impossibility.

But what if God wants you to give yourself away because He wants to fill you up?

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it. What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
Matthew 16:24-26

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2

Action Steps

Pray — create some space with Jesus to pray through the following:

• What keeps you from being generous? Fear or anxiety about resources? Selfishness? Greed? Something else?
• Ask God what next step He might be inviting you to take in your journey towards generosity.
• If you haven’t started your generosity journey, prayerfully consider what it might look like to take the first step. Use this resource to start praying through how God is inviting you to lean in.
  

Practice

• Do something generous this week and reflect on how it felt
• Sign up for the financial class coming in May