If you want a good kick in the butt, then try this...giving with a greedy mindset. It'll work every time. How many people have you blessed while thinking about how it will eventually benefit you? Can you honestly give blindly? Can we do it folks? Is it so hard for us to be generous to people without the background music in our heads playing "it'll come back to me, I believe, it'll come back to me".
I've gotten really frustrated especially with myself for giving with the thought that God will certainly reward me for it. Well so what! What if He chose not to reward me? Would I still be willing to give? Will my heart be compassionate to others and will I be moved to act, knowing there will be no return of the kindness? Will I be willing to give even when others are trying to take advantage of my generosity? Who am I really suppose to be blessing? Is it not Christ? Isn't He the one I should be offering to? I assure you, when we bless others with no thought of return benefits, we are truly making a priceless offering to Christ.
We cannot make the recipient be a good steward of their blessing. And that can be very frustrating, especially if you've been taught the lesson of stewardship, but know that God can and does His work very efficiently and precisely. He has taken your gift into His hands and will cradle it, smell it, smile at it, and feel lavished by it. If we've made our Lord feel honored...goal accomplished.
Let's do some blind giving this Christmas...It'll be the best giving you've ever experienced!