Listening to God's guidance involves prayerfully considering how we can best use our resources in alignment with His will. By engaging in this spiritual exercise, we can overcome barriers to generosity and grow in our understanding of what it means to be faithful stewards of God's gifts. This practice invites us to seek God's wisdom and direction, allowing His voice to shape our financial decisions and lead us toward a life of greater generosity and purpose.
James 1:5 (NIV): “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
Reflection: Spend time in prayer today, asking God for guidance on how to steward your resources. What is one specific step you can take to align your financial decisions with His will?
Exercise
Our exercise for this coming week is to begin listening to God about money and generosity. This discernment exercise takes you through a series of questions designed to get you to reflect on your stewardship, and listen to God for direction. This practise will force us to identify and confront the barriers that keep us from generosity. What you may find is - as you attempt to listen to God in prayer, things will come up in your heart. You may feel resistance or angst in your body. That resistance may be psychological or spiritual or practical. This exercise will invite you to lovingly face the barriers that keep you from obedience to Jesus’s commands.
Our reach exercise this week is twofold. It's to enjoy something good in your life and share it with another. You could spend that extra money you have on taking someone out to dinner who’s going through a rough time or open that bottle of wine you’ve been saving with a good friend or take a kid from your community who doesn’t have a healthy family situation out for ice cream. We’re trying to learn to both deeply enjoy our life as a gift from God and to share our blessings with others.
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