{"id":3624,"date":"2008-09-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/09\/to-have-generous-hearts.html"},"modified":"2008-09-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-25T00:00:00","slug":"to-have-generous-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/09\/to-have-generous-hearts.html","title":{"rendered":"To Have Generous Hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Father, I pray for (name one or more) and<br \/>\nothers in my circle of family and friends<br \/>\nto be generous people&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>May their generosity begin with You as they give You their<br \/>\ntithes and offerings, believing Your promise that as they do,<br \/>\nYou will throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out<br \/>\nso much blessing that they&#8217;ll not have room enough for it.<br \/>\n(Malachi 3:8-10)<\/p>\n<p>Help them grow in the grace of giving, giving to others<br \/>\nas much as they are able, willing to give even beyond their<br \/>\nability because they trust in You and have given themselves<br \/>\nto You according to Your will. May they be generous, always<br \/>\nwilling to hear the cry of the poor and willing to share.<br \/>\n(2 Corinthians 8:7b; Romans 12:6, 8b; 2 Corinthians 8:2-5;<br \/>\nProverbs 21:13; 22:9; 1 Timothy 6:18)<\/p>\n<p>May they sow generously and reap generously&#8211;pressed down,<br \/>\nshaken together, and running over! Help them be cheerful<br \/>\ngivers to those in Christian service, and then supply all their<br \/>\nneeds from Your riches in Christ Jesus. (2 Corinthians 9:6;<br \/>\nLuke 6:38; Philippians 4:15-19)<\/p>\n<p>Help them to give beyond their means.<br \/>\nIn Jesus&#8217; name, Amen.<br \/>\nsource: &#8220;Prayers for the Moment: One-Minute Scripture Prayers&#8221; Copyright September 2006. 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