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Thanksgiving had not even yet arrived when “it” began …..

  • not the posts on gratitude
  • not the snow
  • not the Christmas decorations
  • not the Christmas music
  • not the Christmas shopping
  • not even the “what do you want for Christmas?” question

It was the requests for the end of the year donations.

They are in my inbox. I get them in the mail. And I have heard them in other places as well. You know the ones I am mentioning. The ones that ask you to give so that you can get your tax deduction.

For the very first time, and I am not sure exactly why, hearing it has caused my heart to hurt.

Let me preface this by saying, yes I give. And yes, I will take the tax deduction. So what is it that has gotten under my skin? What is it that caused me to hurt? And then the words echoed softly inside……

{{We should give with the proper motivation of heart.}}

We should give because ….

  • He gave for us and gives to us.
  • we desire to walk in obedience to His Word.
  • it is more blessed to give than to receive.
  • it is all His anyway.

Even in giving, we need to be so mindful as to our motivation in giving. For the last few days, my heart has been broken about this. I desire to give as He prompts my heart to give. I desire to give in obedience. I desire to give cheerfully and willingly and liberally and freely, without need of an expectation or meeting a goal.

The human heart is deceitful of all things and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? But I, the Lord search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve. (Jeremiah 17:9-10, NLT).

Today I lay my heart before Him and ask Him to examine and reveal any secret motives that may lay hidden. I desire that my motivations in giving be pure before Him.

Today I am joining … Faith Filled Friday and Faithful Fri. Blog Hop and Essential Fridays and Womanhood With Purpose and Anything Goes and Friendship Fri. and Recommendation Saturday .