Generosity, Joeys Telling A Story, And Gandalf Vs. Yoda | Ep. 20 | Campfire Council Podcast

[@amydegail1477]

Philippians 2:3-4 do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interest but also to the interest of others . thank you all for sharing as I strive to be more generous in all areas of my life. AMAZING CONVERSATION!

[@CampfireCouncilPodcast]

Thank you for sharing the verse! Generosity is not always easy, and we all have areas in our lives that we can work on being more generous. Little by little!

[@AnnGuagliardo-jj2qs]

Great episode, guys. Several comments: Brandon and Milo, Luke has 2 aunts who are from the Philippines. Encourage them to listen and you’ll have two more listeners from that background!!! Joseph, mighty proud of you for stepping out of your comfort zone and to obey God when He prompted you to share a little bit of yourself by loving on a stranger who probably needed the love of God (through you) and to be shown that other human beings do care. Kudos to you for doing the heavy lifting. Personally I struggle with the parable of the widow. To think she gave EVERYTHING! Women in that time period relied on their male relatives to support them. Because she gave her last few coins tells me that perhaps she had no relatives alive to provide for her. That takes HUGE faith to give it all. I must admit; I am so not there yet. Work in progress, I guess. I can’t help but compare that passage with Proverbs 6:16 which states go to the ant, thou sluggers; consider her ways, be wise.. I always thought we were to be wise like the ant and work hard in the summer and store up food for the winter type of thing. After rereading and studying this, some commentators such that we are to work hard now for God’s kingdom here on earth so we can rest (during the winter) in eternity. I tend to be practical, so I always thought we are to work hard now so that we have enough in our senior years so we’re not a burden on society later on. So, needless to say, your podcast has helped me to question certain values and attitudes and has caused me to probe and dig into the Word on the topic of money, time, and retirement. Thank you gentlemen for keeping this listener accountable! PS Prov 6:16 and even the parable of the Rich Fool would be great future topics! PSS. Fun fact: did you know that and any can lift 20-50 times its body weight? If a man could lift just 20 times his body weight, he’d be able to lift approximately 4,000 pounds!!!!! Blessings -Annavin

[@CampfireCouncilPodcast]

@@AnnGuagliardo-jj2qs thanks for the feed back mom! We appreciate all your comments, thoughts and verses! Glad this episode could lead you to dig into the word more about this topic!

[@WaywardFanboy]

For me, I tend to find that being generous with my time is more challenging than being generous with money. In particular, it was challenging for me to be generous with my time when it comes to people that I don't know very well when I was younger. For example, I recall back in my high school days when I was on an IEP and had academic challenges, I would frequently be around mentally challenged classmates with special needs who needed extra interpersonal support than a typical high schooler. I was frequently encouraged by my teachers to hang out with them during school because they needed support, but I was hesitant to give my time to those people since I was so fixated on only wanting to give my time to the popular kids. I was so concerned with how I was going to be perceived by my high school peers if I didn't affiliate myself with the popular crowd because I didn't want to be viewed as a "loser" by affiliating with the not-so-popular crowd. It wasn't until I reached my early 20s on how selfish I was at that time. I think it really runs true to what you guys said in this episode too, that it seems much easier to be generous with time and money when it comes to people you already know as opposed to someone you don't know very well. There were 2 verses I read in particular that I reflected heavily on when it came to generosity. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 - "Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." - this really helps remind me that our generosity and how we give best reflects God's character James 2:1-4 - "My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, 'Here’s a good seat for you,' but say to the poor man, 'You stand there' or 'Sit on the floor by my feet,' have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?" - this verse really helped me realize there should be no favoritism when it involved generosity and providing support and resources to others