A GIVING HEART

A giving heart is pleasant

Like water to a garden that’s parched;

It is timely and so generous

When through love it’s set apart.

A heart that’s filled with giving

Will prosper in all its ways;

It is a well-nourished spring indeed

And a blessing to our days.

A giving heart is kind

When it never seeks its own,

And doesn’t expect anything in return

Where compassion it is shown.

He who gives to the poor

Will never lack anything in due time,

But he who hides his eyes

Commits a heartless act of crime.

Our finances are not our own

Since it is God who’s in control,

And when we firmly grasp onto same

It becomes an idol and stronghold.

A giving heart is like silver and gold

It’s a precious gem indeed,

And it’s pure when done in secret

Where a reward will not be seen.

Because God sees all our works

And knows all our motives too,

Since we either gain the credit or give glory to God

When we give in all we do.

God’s heart is filled with giving

As He breathed life into everything,

And His greatest gift is Jesus Christ

With the salvation that He brings.

(C) P.B. 2022

“He who gives to the poor will not lack, but he who hides his eyes will have many curses.”  Proverbs 28:27

“A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.”  Proverbs 28:22

“But when you do a charitable deed, do not let your left hand known what your right hand is doing, that your charitable deed may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will Himself reward you openly.”  Matthew 6:3-4

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”  John 3:16

“Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who has need.”  Ephesians 4:28

“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon.”  Luke 16:13

“Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy.  Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share, storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.”  1 Timothy 6:17-19