This is coming straight from Keeping the Kingdom First. I love her site. It's inspirational and is a real reminder on why we should, and ways we can, Keep God's Kingdom first...]She got this idea from her pastor who has just finished preaching on Matthew 16. He said:
Spend 30 days with a journal in your hand. Try it for the next 30 days and see if I’m not lying. Take a journal and just jot down everything you give. Every time you find yourself being generous, write it down. Every time you feel prompted by God to give something you never would, or why would I buy THAT many cookies… from the Girl Scouts. I don’t know why, God just gave you the prompting to do something special for somebody! Write it down.
And then write down on the other side every time something comes back to you. Every time the cycle gets completed. Do it for 30 days, and you’ll never be the same again. You’ll never look at giving the same way again.
Jesus invites you in on the “Kingdom Dynamic”. You don’t have to be afraid to give in the Kingdom! I would imagine the anxiety about money- trying to keep it- is a real anxiety. You’ll start to be just utterly amazed at the freedom that comes to you from money… when you start being generous.
Next month is November, which just so happens to have 30 days and also includes Thanksgiving. A light bulb went off in my mind. The 30-Day Giving Challenge was born, right there in church.
She has challenged herself, and whoever wants to jump on board, to grab a journal next month and GIVE in some fashion every day in November. This could be large or small, simple or extravagant.
If you have a blog, she welcomes you to accept the challenge or simply help spread the word!
Here is how it will work:
- On Sunday, November 1st, she will post a Mr. Linky and invite all participants to RSVP.
- Post about the challenge on your blog, with a few ideas about how you plan to give each day.
- Update weekly with your results, as little or as much as you feel led to share.
- On November 30th, she will post a final update with a linky so we can all see the impact of one month of giving.
Are there prizes?
Nope. If her pastor is correct, the blessings that come back to you each day during this challenge will be better than any bloggy swag.
So, whaddya say? Do you accept the challenge? I can’t wait to see what God has in store!
I think this is a awesome idea!! It should definitely open some peoples minds and hearts. I am so gonna do this. Thanks for the suggestion and God is good!
ReplyDeleteI agree, that giving should not be rewarded in any other way, then knowing you have done good!
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