The Battle Over Generosity

The definition of generosity is, "readiness or liberality in giving; willingness or liberality in giving away one's time, money, etc." In studying the early Church in Acts, the generosity of the Christians is woven throughout and very obvious. Where there were needs, others willingly helped out to meet those needs. There was a complete and pure willingness when it came to generosity and also many opportunities to put it into practice. I know there are still many generous people in our culture, however, I do feel as if generosity has taken a back seat with many. I realize that the economy is struggling and many people do everything possible to make ends meet, however, generosity shouldn't be dictated by the circumstances of those involved, but is more of a heart issue. A generous person will be generous period, regardless of anything because it's who they are. Unfortunately stinginess seems to have worked its way into many arenas. Everyone has the opportunity to generous or stingy. We have a clear and yet challenging example laid out for us by the early Church, the question or not is whether or not we'll choose to follow it. Generosity, without expectation of anything in return, is one of the most amazing things that can be said about a person.