Joy makes us generous

When you recognize what Jesus has given you, and that it has all come from Him anyway, it’s so much easier to be generous with it.

Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And th…