3 Points to Ponder
- “Every single one of us has been given a gift. It’s called life. The chances of any one of us being here at this time and place are spectacularly low. Yet, here we are. How grateful are you for this gift?”
- “Wildly generous people can’t turn it off. Once you’ve learned how to be generous in one area, it flows to other areas of life. Where is an area in your life generosity comes easy? How can it ripple to other areas of your life?”
- “Christ dying on the cross is the most wildly generous gift you have ever received. He gave his life so we could have eternal life, standing faultless in front of the creator of heaven and earth. Grasping this changes everything. What is holding you back from living this truth?”
2 Quotes to Share
“Everyone can experience the joy and blessing of generosity; because everyone has something to give.” -Jan Grace
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan
1 Story of Impact
I’ve been a Kansas City Chiefs football fan for my entire life. I grew up watching Christian Okoye, Derrick Thomas, Steve De Berg, Joe Montana, and Tony Gonzalez. Recently, the Chiefs have had amazing players and winning games, bringing us to the AFC Championship Game. After a WILD win against the Buffalo Bills the week before, the Chiefs had another shot of going back to the Super Bowl. On Monday morning after the Bills game, I answered the phone from one of my fellow die-hard Chiefs friends and we chatted about the game. He then says, “Would you want to go to the game on Sunday?” I stumbled a bit, “As in THE game?” He said, “I can’t go and I want you to have the tickets. I’ve got two for you with a parking pass. I want you to go.” The excitement boiled up inside of me, as I pictured myself and my 11-year-old die-hard Chiefs fan son going to the game. “Yes. 100 times yes. What do I owe you?” Now, remember, these tickets were going for over $1,000 a ticket on Stub Hub. “Nothing. If you pay me, you aren’t going. This is my gift to you.” I was speechless. What do you do when someone gives you such a wildly generous gift, something hard to even comprehend? The impact of his generosity towards me changed me. Over the past month, I’ve been looking for ways to be generous to people. You see, when someone’s generosity reservoir breaks, it spills into all aspects of life. One can’t help but be generous in all kinds of situations. When was the last time someone did something wildly generous for you? When was the last time you’ve done something wildly generous for someone else?
