Contagious Generosity

"He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food 
will supply and multiply your seed for sowing
 and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, 
which through us will produce thanksgiving to God."
-2 Corinthians 9:10-11

It’s only 8.45pm and I’m already in bed. It’s been a long day. I was going to post last night but was distracted hehe. Anyway, life is starting to fall into rhythm here in Brisbane, although there are definitely still little surprises here and there. Pink and I walked through Roma Park on our way to Frisbee & Food with the Christian fellowship on Saturday afternoon, and it’s beautiful!
Roma Park

Something on my mind in the past few days has been the concepts of wealth and generosity. I’ve been listening to a sermon series by Craig Groeschel called “Being Rich,” and he talks about how we are all rich, but it is often more of a stumbling block because we are consumed and controlled by the wealth God has blessed us with. We are constantly hoping to be richer, yet never satisfied because we consume all that we earn/have ourselves.

This reminds me of the various analogies of being a conduit, gravy boat, or vessel of God. We are meant to share/pour out God’s gifts with those around us, and when we keep it all we become stagnant and miserable. "It is more blessed to give than to receive” comes to mind (Acts 20:35). And shoutout to Aunty Jenny for living out the verse! She is paying for the Harbor Bridge Climb when I go to Sydney ($$$), taking me to the Gold Coast (twice), and giving me clothes and care packages of food (I went to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday hoping to buy spinach and tomatoes but ended up not getting them for various reasons. Aunty Jenny gave me some groceries on Sunday, and there was spinach and tomatoes! I am so loved). I also want to share all that I have so freely received. What if I adopted the mentality that I am rich and be generous also? 

And I am indeed very rich - not necessarily in the monetary sense (but definitely having enough that I don’t have to worry), but in pretty much every other sense. I have so much intellectual training, so much physical wellness, so much cooking experience (OK, not really, but definitely more than a lot of people I’ve met here). I’ve been taught how to research and develop well-informed opinions; I’ve played so many different sports growing up that I have decent hand-eye coordination and speed; and I turned leftover rotisserie chicken into delicious fried rice and chicken soup! Keiko had a giant box of leftover chicken (we managed to use 1/3 making rice balls on Thursday), and I suggested that we make fried rice and chicken soup with the rest, so she came over and that’s what we did. I now realise that my mom did exactly the same thing with a family’s leftover chicken breast; I must’ve learned through osmosis 😉 We invited another friend over (she did the dishes afterwards! It’s so nice not having to cook and wash), and we made enough to make lunch boxes for all three of us. 
Cooking + Transformed Rotisserie Chicken

It's now late (I write really slow), and I’ve got 6 hours of math tomorrow so I should go to sleep. Thanks for reading! Goodnight! 


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  1. Anonymous09 August, 2017 10:42

    Good job Anne! with your friend rice :)
    Indeed we are all very rich and privileged, yet we forget sometimes, how blessed that we all are with all the things that God provided in our lives.
    Hope that you have a blessed time for the rest of the week <3
    - Tracy

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