Don't eat with the stingy?

Proverbs 23:6-7 NLT -- Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies. They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it.

Don't hang with the stingy, hang with the humble.

So what does it mean to be stingy?  It means one who is unwilling to be generous from the heart. When one is stingy, it typically means there is a hidden motive for selfish gain.

I thought about this for a moment and it really hit me good. You can be sitting at a table that you were invited to, full of delicacies, and the person giving you the meal may not even want to be giving it to you? #Reality

2 Corinthians 9:6-8 NLT
Remember this—a farmer who plants only a few seeds will get a small crop. But the one who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must each decide in your heart  how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”  And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

God calls us to give lavishly full of love and by doing so, The motives will be revere quickly. Give abundantly with the talents God has given you. And give of your life. Don't hold back unless God leads.

There is a trap I must expose. That is this. The trap to be stingy, and the trap to waste your God given talents and time. A stingy person will rob your joy and twist the true motive of your heart for their gain. On the flip side if you are stingy, it fogs vision and makes you skeptical.

What I'm saying is this.  God looks at heart and He also reveals secrets to those He loves. So be wise with WHAT God places before you and be careful for talent crushers and stingy people they will only discourage the vision and provision of God.

God bless you!

In the Harvest field,

Jed Lindstrom
Evangelist - Missionary
Www.letsgoministry.com