It is in the Heart Not in the Money

The way people relate to wealth influences most aspects of their personal lives. For many people, where there is wealth there is attention. If you became wealthy overnight...

Biblical text encourages each person to give them [Deuteronomy 16:17] Many believe that the more they have, the more generous they’ll become; but is that really the case. To become more generous, you have to have a spirit of

It’s Not really about the Money, It’s actually about the Heart

on income as it is on the capacity of the heart. There are many who have the means to give, but

Father, Unlike Son

In the 1950s J.P. Getty was the richest man attention his wealth brought, but not because of his humility but because of people’s request for

of his father’s estate yet gave millions in charity

wallet, but rather give from the bottom of your “There is charity due on every part of the body every day.” He went on to say: “to bring justice between people is charity, to help a person with transport and helping with baggage is charity, a good, kind word is charity, every step towards prayer is charity, removing harmful things from the way is charity and giving water to the thirsty is charity. A person’s true wealth lies in the good they accrue for the Hereafter through good deeds in this world. When a person dies people say ‘what has he left behind?’ while angels say ‘what has he sent forth?’ “

“When you give of yourself then you truly are a Believer”.

possessions. It is when you give of yourself that

Stinginess

“‘this is my wealth, my things’ but all that he really has is three; What he consumes and digests, what he wears and wears out, or what he gives in charity and it continues to benefit; The rest you leave behind when you depart from this world.”

Note that the stingy person is far from people,

Positive Aspects of Giving

The generous focus on other than themselves,

money we accrue, but rather how many people we serve; because the greater your giving, the that we impoverish ourselves.

for when you light another’s path you can’t help but cast light on your own path. Realize

Spirit of Generosity Characteristic of a true Believer:

Giving requires compassion, loves a cheerful giver.

He who lives for himself, lives small, and dies small and will be forgotten,

Our function in life is not merely to have others is really the rent we pay for our room “Allah is at the assistance of a person as long as that person is of help to another.”

Remember the promise, people will enter

Kindness: Selflessness: