I think it’s easy for us to operate out of a scarcity mentality: the more I give, the less I’ll have. But it’s not true. In the kingdom of God, it’s the opposite. The less you give, the less you have, and the more you give, the more you have. If you hang on to what you have, your heart will become smaller and smaller. And you’ll lose your soul in the process. But if you give what you’ve got your heart will grow larger and larger for the things of God.
That abundance mentality traces back to a biblical promise in Luke 6:38: “Give and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
When you give beyond your ability, God is going to bless you beyond your ability. It’s the inviolable law of measures: you always get back more than you give away. Don’t get me wrong. God is not a slot machine. If you give to get, you don’t get it. And God won’t honor it. But if you give for the right reasons, then you’ll discover that you cannot outgive God. It’s not possible. In fact, if you start giving beyond your means, you may discover that you have more left over than what you started with. That is what happens when we add God to the equation of our finances.
-- Mark Batterson in “PRIMAL: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity”
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