Good Morning!! Sometimes I doubt the effectiveness of my giving. Often the gifts seem small in relation to the need,...the church, the community, and politicians require support regularly. In addition to established charities, and needs, new ones pop up needing donations almost daily through mail and other media. Most have worthy aims to help the poor, the victimized, or the traumatized.
Taking the five loaves and the two fish, [Jesus] looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd.—Luke 9:16 (NRSV)
Most times we don't even see the result of our generosity,...but just as Jesus looked up to heaven,...so should we pray, before giving. Then, giving with God's blessing and guidance, we can trust that God will multiply our gifts, along with those of others, to be more than enough.
In God's hands our little becomes much.
Heavenly Father, increase our faith and free us from doubt. Make us willing, trusting sharers of Your gifts to us. Allow us to be more mindful of the fact; that we are blessed, to be a blessing. Amen.
"Ignoring problems instead of fixing them is tempting and easy,
...but easy never gets the job done."
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