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Embracing Generosity and Contentment (4)

Rev. Peter Benzie

Updated: Oct 9, 2024

Day 4: Living with Margin (Room)


To live generously, it is essential to create margin (room) in our life, ensuring that it is not overcommitted. This involves simplifying life, focusing on what truly matters, and allowing space for rest, relationships, and acts of kindness. By re-evaluating spending habits and prioritising needs over wants, you can align your life with the teachings of Jesus. Living with margin enables a joyful existence within God's kingdom, free from the pressures of overcommitment and materialism. [36:36]


Better to have little, with fear for the Lord, than to have great treasure and inner turmoil.” (Proverbs 15:16, NLT)


Reflection: What is one area of your life where you can create more margin, and how might this change allow you to live more generously and peacefully?


This week's exercise is to identify something we own that we don’t need and either give it away or sell it and give the money to someone in need – simple. We’re not being asked to sell everything, just something.


This may be really hard and feel excruciating initially and that’s okay - dare I say good. It’s cutting away our emotional attachment to things. But on the other end is freedom.


The reach exercise for this week is to simplify. Pick an area of your life - your wardrobe, bedroom, living room or garage - go through it thoughtfully and peacefully and declutter it of every extra thing. You can give your extra stuff away to those in need via the Eastern Refuge Society (contact Jenny @jennyp@ewr.org.nz) The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, another op shop or give it directly to someone you know.

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