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Forgive the delay in my series of “Live Big” posts. I’ve been out of town quite a bit the past two weeks. Nonetheless, I’m jumping back in with some thoughts on what it really means to “Live Big”. See previous posts for details on the concept of Living Big.

*Warning, there is a good chance this post will make you uncomfortable. You’ll likely squirm in your seat and feel like you need to do more…. like you are called to do more. At least that’s what I’m hoping you feel. It’s how I feel….*

In this post, I want to present a simple idea. Something that seems obvious, but we often fail to realize. Something that should be second nature for any Christ Follower, but something that is often ignored and overlooked. Those who carry the banner of Jesus are called to be radical, extreme, over the top givers. There is no way around this truth that God expects, requires, commands us to give. Give our time, money, effort, resources, etc… to those around us. To those less fortunate. To those who have need. To those far away from us. To our neighbor’s. To our enemies. We are called to give. Look no further than some of the following scripture:

• Luke 12:33 – Sell your possessions and GIVE to the poor.
• John 3:16 –  God love the world so much that he GAVE….
• Deut. 15:10 – GIVE liberally and ungrudging when you do so….
• Matt. 25:40 – … Whatever you did for the least of one of these, you did for me.
• Isaiah 58:7 – Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter – when you se the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh & blood?

If one hundred people represented the world’s population, fifty-three of those would live on less than $2 a day. Do you realize that if you make $4,000 a month, you automatically make one hundred times more than the average person on this planet? Simply by purchasing this book, you spent what a majority of people in the world will make in a week’s time.