Latest / Prayer Before Work / S01E17-Give Away What You Wish Someone Would Give You
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- Sean Graver: Well, welcome back. Good morning. I'm really glad you're here today because before the inbox or the calendar takes over, we're going to take a few minutes and bring this day to God. And I think this one's going to be a real good one. We're going to be in the book of Proverbs, Proverbs 11, 24 and 25, which says, when one person or one person gives freely yet gains even more, another withholds unduly becomes to poverty. A generous person will prosper and whoever refreshes another will be refreshed. So King Solomon is talking about something that's a little bit counterintuitive, but it shows up all through scripture. Generosity is not a zero sum game. Giving freely doesn't deplete you. It actually multiplies something. And withholding, even when it seems protective, leads to a kind of poverty that goes deeper than finances. Now when we talk about generosity at work, we usually think about money, but the generosity that changes a workplace isn't mostly financial, it's the other kind. Generosity with your time, stopping what you're doing to actually help someone who needs it. Generosity with credit, naming the people who made the thing happen instead of letting the spotlight land only on you. Generosity with encouragement. ⁓ man, this is huge. Saying the thing you noticed about someone else's work that they probably needed to hear. Man, I you think about the most generous person you've ever worked with. Chances are they weren't the most resourced, but they were the most open-handed with what they had. And they probably changed the culture of every room they were in. What would it look like? for you to be that person today. Let's pray. God, you're the most generous being in existence. everything I have came from your open hand. But help me live that way today and show me where I've been holding back with my time, with my encouragement, my attention, my credit. Help me loosen the grip on those things because I genuinely Want to refresh the people around me. Make me someone who gives away what I wish someone would give me. Let that be my reputation. Not to be the most smartest or the most productive, but the most generous. I want to prosper the way Proverbs describes. Help me live that way today, Lord. In Jesus name, amen. Now let's go make today count.