Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

"We don't give to increase our standard of living, we give to increase our standard of serving." ~ ray mileur

t’s possible to give for the wrong reasons.

Proverbs teaches us that generosity refreshes the giver. There is blessing in pouring out. But the Apostle Paul adds an important guardrail: “If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing” (1 Corinthians 13:3).

That verse strips away every hidden motive. We don’t give to impress. We don’t give to earn favor. We don’t give to secure a return. And we certainly don’t give so we can boast about sacrifice.

We give because love compels us.

Christian generosity is not a strategy for increasing our standard of living. It is an expression of a changed heart. When Christ gave Himself for us, He did not calculate a return on investment. He loved. And that love now shapes how we live.

The world may treat giving like a transaction. But for the believer, it is worship.

When love fuels our generosity, it honors God and blesses others — and whether anyone notices or not, that is enough.