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Proverbs 11:24 (The Message)

"The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller."

This verse pretty much speaks beautifully for itself. There is a big big big life for each one of us to lead. There are magnificent things for you to do, dreams to live, and an awesome person to be. The Bible tells us how to live and how to make it as big as we want. I know the generous ones and (unfortunately) know the stingy as well. And it's not so much that being stingy is being bad people, it's like looking at life and living it through a teeny tiny peep hole. The stingy person squeezes stuff in and out of the teeny tiny peep hole, allowing very little through. And worst of all, love people through the teeny tiny peep hole, and in the end, the peep hole is so small they lose out on the best things in life.

Don't be a stingy loser; open up your front door and let people in and let people out. Give people things through the front door, let people come and sit in your home, feed them, make them laugh, give of your self out of who you are and from what you have (and maybe even, sometimes, from what you don't have). Your home and life will be huge with all the space you have opened up to the world.

It's about making generosity a part of your insides - a part of who you are: your speech, your money, your talents, your home. Tell your friend how beautiful they look, tell them how well they do their job, bring them coffee, and if you're a little worried that you don't know when to put up boundaries, while you're figuring it out, think about erring on the side of too generous.

Become this person and watch your life open up. The doors of opportunity and favor will fly open and your life will enlarge! Have a "big" day.
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