My daughter had been saving up her money for an I Pod Touch for over a year. She was saving her birthday money, her allowance money, money from wherever she could get it. She was focused and determined to get this device! I really admired her restraint from spending it on something else.
Our youth group from church went to a Momentum youth convention. My daughter was in that group that went. We gave her some spending money, for food and what not. They were only gone for two days, not long at all.
She came home and told us how she divided up her meal money, so she could give some to the offering taken up at the convention. Praise GOD for her giving heart! That wasn't the best part. Not even close. She proceeded to tell us that she had commited all of her I Pod savings to the Speed the Light missions ministry. What? Where we hearing her correctly? She was giving away all of her savings! Every last cent! Praise GOD again! She was giving up what she wanted, so that someone else could benefit! My daughter is twelve years old!
So the story got around to our family and friends, about her giving her savings to a mission ministry. When black Friday rolled around, a few places had the I Pod on sale for really good price. We didn't know it at the time, but we had family in line at several stores in a couple of different states, waiting in line to make sure that she got her IPod! This brought tears to my eyes, that my family was so moved by my daughters generosity, that they were willing to stand in line for however long it took to get her the IPod! Praise GOD!!
He honors your willful giving! This is the kind of attitude we are trying to maintain. Giving is better than recieving! I praise GOD for my daughter everyday! What a gift from Him she is! To GOD goes all the glory!
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