In today’s take take take world we can become distracted with a mindset of materialism.  We can go about accumulating our own wealth at the expense of others and not really know why we should be giving.  Sure, I have heard all the arguments before.  Well, I don’t want to give because I got ripped off or whatever.  The bottom line is you cannot afford not to give.  Here’s five reasons why:

Giving makes you happy

Are you really happy?  No really?  Why not shift your focus to making someone else happy and give them something need.  I guarantee it will make you feel an inner satisfaction you can’t replace.

Giving increasing your thankfulness

The more you receive and give the more thankful you will be for everyday.  One particular person I know is constantly giving and I asked him once why and he replied with, ‘I am so prosperous how can I not?’  He isn’t rich but you get my drift. When you consider the amount of takers we have this is a great attitude to have.

Giving gets you credibility 

Over a period of time if you are a giver somebody will find out.  Sure, you will have a hoard of moochers round your way but over a period of time you may become a ‘pillar’ in the community.  This is social wealth and that’s far more powerful than cash based wealth.  Who wants money without any power to change anything anyway?  Social power is what gets things done.

Giving releases love

Love is what this world needs right now.  My bible says, love your neighbour as yourself.  Love isn’t love until you give it away (so the song goes) so begin giving.  Do you want to show appreciation to someone… don’t say anything show them you love them by giving to them.  If you have to think about it then you aren’t in a spirit of genorosity and probably shouldn’t do it.  There are so many people who make excuses.  Don’t think just go release your love for someone by giving to them.  AND it doesn’t have to be money, it can be time
Giving opens up the door for receiving

I don’t know about you but when I give I get blessed in return.  I am not looking for an ROI strategy from this but I can say that when I don’t hold back on the giving I find myself oversupplied.  Do I know the reasons for this?  No.  I would say it’s a underlying spiritual reality.  Does it always produce results? Yes.   Being generous may not get you a million dollars in return but it will open up the door somewhere down the road for you to begin to receive.

So next time you are faced with an opportunity to release some wealth into someone else’s life I urge you to take the opportunity.  It will enrich your life in many, MANY ways.