Some Thoughts on Generosity

Be generous in well speaking; in speaking and thinking well of others. Be generous in giving. Giving produces abundance -- hoarding produces lack.
In order to be a generous person I must be rid of all my fear. Fear produces hoarding. I can become afraid I might not have what I need and so begin to hang on to what little I may have. Generosity comes from faith: Jesus provides all my needs. To be generous is to be free in giving... a life marked by abundance... bountiful.
Generosity is doing more than required. As humans we often try to find out the requirements so that we can minimally meet the requirements and nothing more. But to be generous is to go beyond the requirement. Think about this: God is generous, He saw our need and met the need by going above and beyond! He wants us to live in His abundance and so we, too must be generous.