The Way of the Generous: Live Large, Give Freely

Because I'm not gonna live a life that gets like this and, you know, being hurt and held back and and, you know, you know, so I love God, but I I can't forgive somebody. No. No. No. No. No. That's what the devil's got you right there. This isn't a sermon about pressure. This is a sermon about permission. Permission to think bigger. Oh, I feel the the holy spirit here. Trust deeper. Live looser. I'm not talking about live sinful. I'm talking about living free. Give freer. [01:26:03] (41 seconds)  #LiveFreeTrustDeep

Every level in God, new level of fruitfulness, you need to release seed. New level of influence, you need to release resources. If nothing is leaving your hand, nothing is changing your level. You don't give to stay where you are. Watch this. You give to go where you've never been. You don't give to stay where you are. You give to go where you've never been. I I just showed you a video of what God's done in the last thirty years. [01:18:46] (38 seconds)  #GiveToGoHigher

The bible says in the message bible, the world of the generous gets larger and larger. Notice the wording. It doesn't say the bank account. It says the world. See, what generosity does, it enlarges your thinking. It enlarges your faith, it increases your influence, it broadens your impact, and it opens new opportunity. Why wouldn't anybody wanna live a generous life? See, hands live in small worlds. [01:01:26] (46 seconds)  #GenerosityGrowsWorld

For the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. Jesus didn't say pray and it'll be measured back. He didn't say believe and it'll be measured back. He said give because giving is a measuring tool. Heaven measures capacity, not intention. Many people want bigger blessing, bigger anointing, bigger breakthrough, but they're using a small measure. And God doesn't override your measure. He responds to it. [01:09:02] (42 seconds)  #MeasureMatchesReturn

So you can't step into a larger future with a closed spirit. And this is what the devil does. He he attacks us and he tries to close our spirit down. He tries to close our ability to believe down. And there are things that happen in your life and and you either close down or open up. I've been hurt, so I close down. No. No. No. I've been hurt, so I open my life to forgiveness. [01:02:17] (34 seconds)  #OpenNotClosed

See, stinginess says, I am my provider. Generosity says, god is my provider. You never you you we use this phrase, give to god, but I actually believe you give from trusting god. That's why generosity unlocks grace because second Corinthians says, he who sows sparingly will reap sparingly. He who sows generously will reap generously. And the measure you and then then it says, that grace may abound. It says this, that [01:15:04] (34 seconds)  #TrustAndSowGenerously

That's why the devil tries to hurt us and do stuff to us because he wants to store momentum in your life. He wants to store that abundant life that Jesus has died for. He wants to store that freedom. That's why when you don't forgive people, it stalls your ability to go to another level. And here's the deal. In life, you get haters, and god tells you you gotta love everybody. So I've I've chosen, and I'm on this journey. I'm gonna love everybody. Doesn't mean I have to like everybody and like everything they do, but I have to love them. [01:25:21] (40 seconds)  #LoveDespiteHurt

The father explained, son, this is what is called an echo, but in life, it's called the law of measure you give. What you release comes back to you. What you sow returns. What measure you measure out is measured back. That's the principle Jesus was teaching. Who wants to see your measure increased? See, the thing about generosity, it's a proof of trust. Generosity is never about money alone. It's actually about life. It's about who you trust in as your source. [01:14:27] (38 seconds)  #GenerosityIsTrust