“Wait, Mom! I want to give!”

Recently, my mom sent each of the kids some spending money for Christmas.  We were out doing some last minute shopping on Saturday, and Jonathan brought his wallet with him hoping to find some little treasure.   There were several things he was eyeing up, but in the end he decided to wait to buy something.  The next morning we went to church.  During the offering, Jonathan reached into his back pocket and excitedly said “Wait, Mom!  I want to give!”  I watched in awe as our youngest little boy cheerfully gave all he had.  When I asked him about it later, he said he gave because God’s been giving us stuff lately and he felt like that’s what he was supposed to do.  Jonathan is wise beyond his years.  The really cool thing about this story is that  shortly after the service was over, some friends approached us with a Christmas gift — they blessed us with $200 to buy Christmas presents for our children!  God is amazing!  And, Jonathan learned about reaping and sowing that day.  He gave all he had.  And, God blessed him beyond measure for his faithfulness and willingness to give.