Chicken or the Egg?

Godliness with Contentment

Giving Tuesday comes after black Friday and Cyber Monday. I don’t think this is a good placement. The money goes out and by Tuesday very little is left. I mean I hope this is not the case for you, but for many it is. So perhaps givingtuesday.org can clamor for a change. I say put Giving Tuesday as the Tuesday before thanksgiving. That way we know when it is each year and we give before we spend. I understand that the spending includes purchasing gifts for loved ones, but in most times, if they don’t get that gift, life goes on. On giving Tuesday I am suggesting that we give to those who need food, clothing, water, shelter to make it to the next day. Many who go without the turkey on Thursday while we sit around the table with friends and family.

Many of us live sheltered lives i.e. we think that what we go through is the hardest, but we neglect to press our windows down as we drive through town to see the homeless rolling the grocery trolley miles away from the store with their life belongings in it followed closely by a few dogs. Life is really rough for so many. If we can do something on giving Tuesday to alleviate their pain for a few brief minutes because of our kindness, we have done something.

But indeed, giving Tuesday is a token, giving is how we should live. Giving is one of the things we should do with what God has given us. It is one of the things to do with money. We spend some, save some, invest some, and give some. Don’t forget to give some. And there are so many who are in need - we won't have to search long for someone who needs.

Proverbs 22:9 'The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.'

Is he blessed so as to share his food with the poor or his is blessed because he shares with the poor?

Which comes first, the chicken or the egg?