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My Generosity Creed

Oh! Happy New Year!

I can't promise to write more often this year but I will be kind enough to share my thoughts in their rawest form and I hope I can get your thoughts on them.

Today is not the day to talk about the year but I have been on a retreat and it's been refreshing how God has been dealing with me - (not in the Nigerian parent sense haha). It's been a perfect time and I'm loving the experience. The last time I felt this way was in 2019-2020; those months were the best part of my life. 

Today, I saw a video of Richard Garnett talking about Eternal treasures. A few minutes into the video God was saying "Yes! That is for you" considering he had schooled me a few days from Isaiah 44 with specific instructions on how to use my resources given a metaphor of the cedar wood -- burning for heat(Protection/Health), burn to bake bread(Sustenance), and burning to roast meat(Enjoyment). 

After watching the video, I started praying and Paul's sermon in 2 Corinthians 9 was on my mind so I opened my bible to read again and was led to make some declarations from the sermon. I wrote the declarations down to share them. I have named these declarations my generosity creed. 

My Generosity Creed

God generously provides all I need; 
I always have everything I need and plenty left over to share with others. 

God provides seed to plant and bread to eat;
He will provide and increase my resources and I have a great harvest of generosity in me.

I am always generous.

Many (people) are thankful to God because of my obedience;
All I have is Christ's.

I am not a fool
I will not make my resources my idol.

So help me God, Amen. 


I hope these words resonate with you and pray that you obtain enough grace to be faithful in all God has committed to you. 


God loves you!


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