“I
was a stranger, and you took me into your home”
Matthew 25:35 (GW)
Matthew 25:35 (GW)
Another
inspiring story about generous living from www.ilikegiving.com!
If you would like to share your own story of
generous living just sent it to info@clcfamily.net .God
is great! Jeff
I Like the Basement
Fresh
out of college and newly married, we were ready to take on the world, one
adventure at a time. An opportunity came up that meant we would have to move
across country. A few minor wrinkles in this plan – we had no job, no money
and no place to live.
We were given a piece of paper with a phone number scratched on it. Not exactly sure what the number was about, we quickly punched it in having no idea what we would say; nor did we have any idea what was about to happen.
Before we could get through our awkward intro explaining our needs, the complete stranger on the other end interrupted us with words that would lodge generosity deep in our gut. He said, “We’d like to invite you to come live with us. We have a basement that has plenty of room and you are welcome here."
We were speechless.
We showed up and found a basement that was nicer than any house we had ever stayed in. And we were greeted by a family with arms wide open, ready to welcome us into their home and into their hearts.
In this season, we hoped and searched for the God who provides. What we found was that God providing looks exactly like people providing. That we are his hands and feet and the ones who get to show the world what God looks like. And on this particular day, God looked like a basement.
We were given a piece of paper with a phone number scratched on it. Not exactly sure what the number was about, we quickly punched it in having no idea what we would say; nor did we have any idea what was about to happen.
Before we could get through our awkward intro explaining our needs, the complete stranger on the other end interrupted us with words that would lodge generosity deep in our gut. He said, “We’d like to invite you to come live with us. We have a basement that has plenty of room and you are welcome here."
We were speechless.
We showed up and found a basement that was nicer than any house we had ever stayed in. And we were greeted by a family with arms wide open, ready to welcome us into their home and into their hearts.
In this season, we hoped and searched for the God who provides. What we found was that God providing looks exactly like people providing. That we are his hands and feet and the ones who get to show the world what God looks like. And on this particular day, God looked like a basement.
Do you have an “I Like Giving” story to share? Just sent it to info@clcfamily.net and we’ll share it with others!
“Lord, Your Word teaches us that You
Yourself are a Giver and Receiver. As
Father Son and Holy Spirit you are a continual flow of joyful giving and
receiving, receiving and giving. Lord
help me to enter they joy of that flow also and, as the apostle Paul wrote, to
experience the “Life that is truly Life”. (1 Timothy 6:19)
Amen”
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