Paul didn't ask us to toss coins into an offering plate laughing hysterically or cracking jokes to our pew mate, but he did challenge Christ followers to be hilarious givers. I don't know exactly what it means, but giving hilariously must go beyond writing a check with a smile on my face.
For my 3 year old who knows nothing of what it means to really need something I want to teach a lifestyle of hilarious giving that goes beyond duty or going through the motions because its what we should do.
He doesn't know anything about little boys and girls who don't get snacks or even healthy food when they wake up from their naps.
He lasts less than five minutes raking leaves in the yard with mommy and daddy before running off to ride his bike so the concept of forced labor is completely foreign.
Even knowing that some kids go to sleep at night without even one bedtime story or goodnight kiss is out of his realm of understanding.
So how do I teach him to hilariously fill up a shoebox for a child who has only a tiny fraction of the material things we have?
For the little boy who still daily questions my choice to go to the bathroom sitting down instead of standing up, I must start with myself.
Give creatively. Give regularly. Give cheerfully.
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