Be a Giver of Life

When people think of generosity, they usually think about money. When you think of a generous person you generally think of someone who is willing to give you financial support. A greedy person is the kind of person who holds onto everything and trusts no one.

But there’s another kind of generosity that’s even more important than financial generosity and that is found in the emotional or spiritual realm.

As a rule, greedy people are unhappy people. Their focus is on themselves. On their possessions, their opinions, and their social standing. They get their identity from themselves.

Generous people are usually content with what they have and who they are. They get their identity and contentment from something outside of themselves.

The same is true in our spiritual lives. When we become self focused in our spiritual lives we only think about our rights and our opinions and our desires…