It is easy each year as we get raises at work through our jobs to continue to increase our lifestyles to accommodate the new income. However, there should be a point in our lives where the income is enough and we can choose to not spend more but to give more. There is joy in the act of giving and we should all practice doing it more. Sometimes giving of ourselves such as our talent, our time, and our love, has more value than simply giving money. We should practice that kind of giving as well at home, at work, and in the community we live in. Today I want to encourage you to give freely of the gifts that God has given you. Even though when we give to others they are blessed by the gift, there is a special blessing God gives the giver that you can only experience it by doing it. Enjoy today’s devotional from my book Devotions for Working Women.

Give Freely and God Will Bless You
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Deuteronomy 15:10 (NLT)
Give freely without begrudging it, and the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

As Christian women in the workplace, we must set an example of a giving people. In this verse, God is instructing the Israelites to give to their own people in need and to people from other nations as well. If someone needed something, they were to give gladly and not with a bad attitude. Verse 8 tells us to “Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.”

The Bible says there will always be people in need around us. When God blesses us with resources, we are to share them with others. In the workplace, we have the opportunity to share our resources of time, knowledge, and experience with other people. We must not become so busy with our own work that we miss those opportunities. If we help others, God will bless us in everything we do. That is a great promise and incentive for all of us to help each other.