Giving - a sign of abundance

 How much do you give?

This could be giving of yourself, time, resources, and/or money.

Why do you give? Is it because you "have to" or because you "want to"?

There are people who do not give. Not money. Not of themselves. Nothing. Often these people just take. They want others to give to them, and this includes handouts from the government. Most of the time they feel entitled and deserving of what they receive, and often they demand more.

And there are people who give, but do it grudgingly or because it's required of them. They are not giving because they feel free to do so, because they desire to give.

If you do not give freely, you do not have abundance. Often this lack of giving stems from fear. Fear that you don't have enough. Fear that others have more. Fear of perceived and real inequalities or unfairness. 

One of the joys I've had has come from the increasing donations I have given and continue to give to my church. They do a remarkable and amazing amount of charitable work around the world. Years ago I couldn't give much, and it wasn't very often. About once a year I'd donate more that I normally did.

Interestingly, after a few years I was able to donate more, and I did so. Certainly I could have used it for personal or family things, but I was grateful for the blessings God had blessed me and my family with and I felt the desire to give more.

What happened? More blessings started coming into my life and to my family. It wasn't immediate, but looking back it is easy to see the increase.

Over the last few months I've realized that giving fosters an attitude, mindset, and belief in abundance. 

When we give freely, out of a desire to do so, we send the message that we want to give, that we are not living in fear/scarcity. It sets us up to feel and experience life more abundantly.

And when we are truly feeling our life is abundant, the law of attraction begins to work. We attract like-minded people. More opportunities to give and serve come into our lives, and our ability to give increases.

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