The story of the widow’s mite (or offering) in Luke 21 is a great reminder of how God views giving. But how should we view it? Howard Dayton is here to help us with that.
In Luke 21, Jesus says, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” The story of the widow’s mite is a great reminder of how God views giving. But how should we view it? Howard Dayton is here to help us with that. Howard Dayton is he the former host of this show and he’s also founder of Compass — Finances God’s Way and author of several books on God’s financial principles.
After accepting Christ as your Savior and Lord you soon faced a problem with generosity. Tell us about that.
We all face the dilemma wanting to give more but that’s a good attitude to have, wouldn’t you say?
Scripture shows us in several places that, to God, attitude counts a lot more than amount.
We should give with love as unto the Lord but are there any other attitudes we should have about giving?
What blessings might we expect when we give cheerfully and with love in our hearts?
"...more blessed to give than to receive" is gibberish by the world’s standards but not in God’s economy. Break this down for us how does Scripture describe the benefits of giving?
A lot of folks are fixated on tithing but we like to say that tithing is only the “training wheels” of giving. How do we know how much to give?
Next, Rob answers these questions at 800-525-7000 or via email at Questions@MoneyWiseLive.org:
If you're having questions about why you have to work and spend most all of your waking life at a job, how can you come to terms with this question?
How can you determine whether you should keep a condo and keep renting it out or sell it to pay off your primary home mortgage?
Should you re-amortizing a mortgage in an effort to drop the PMI?
If you're retired, 71 1/2, have live on the 80/10/10 rule, and you recently sold rental properties that has yielded $500,000 also have about $700,000 in 403(b) or 401(k) funds, what changes to your finances should you consider?
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