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<\/p>\nIn 1978 I heard evangelist and friend, Dr. Chuck Millhuff, preach his well-known message, \u201cGiving Living.\u201d The message was life impacting. In fact, I invited Chuck to come and share it at every church I pastored from that time forward. Simply put, it offered a new way of living that emphasized a lifestyle of abundance, generosity, and openness to others.<\/p>\n
Over the years, the principles I learned from that one message have been incorporated into my own messages and writings. And from the feedback I\u2019ve received over the years, the results could be summarized in three words: \u201cIt really works!\u201d<\/p>\n
The essence of John Wesley\u2019s classic statement on personal finances says: \u201cEarn all you can, save all you can, give all you can.\u201d It is great advice, but generosity does not come naturally to most of us. A modern tweak of that saying suggests, \u201cEarn all you can, can all you get, sit on the lid!\u201d<\/p>\n
Many well-meaning Christ followers find it difficult to practice generosity. They are trained by a culture that practices the opposite. An endless stream of marketing and advertising has conditioned us to focus on obtaining all the stuff we can and to amass as much material wealth as possible. The old saying \u201cHe who dies with the most toys wins\u201d still tags our society.<\/p>\n
In fact, generosity is the first law of economics in God\u2019s kingdom. We see it from the beginning, \u201cFor God so loved . . . he gave.\u201d When Christ sent his disciples out, he gave them a reminder, \u201cFreely you have received; freely give\u201d (Matthew 10:8).<\/p>\n
The story is told of a man who was known for his stingy living. He was approached by a robber who demanded, \u201cHands up! Your money or your life!\u201d There was a long pause, and the impatient robber finally said, \u201cWell, what is it?\u201d The man replied, \u201cQuiet! I\u2019m thinking.\u201d<\/p>\n
We can give both\u2014our resources and our life. And when we do, our generosity honors God and impacts others. Plus, we receive life-changing benefits in the process.<\/p>\n
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About the Author<\/p>\n
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Dr. Stan Toler has served as a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene as well as a pastor for over 40 years in Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.<\/p>\n
Stan Toler has written over 100 books, including his best-sellers, God Has Never Failed Me, But He\u2019s Sure Scared Me to Death a Few Times; The Buzzards Are Circling, But God\u2019s Not Finished With Me Yet; God\u2019s Never Late, He\u2019s Seldom Early, He\u2019s Always Right on Time<\/em>; The Secret Blend; The Relational Leader; Practical Guide to Pastoral Ministry;<\/em> The Inspirational Speaker\u2019s Resource,<\/em> ReThink Your Life<\/em>, his popular Minute Motivator<\/em> series, If Only I Could Relate To The People I\u2019m Related To and his newest book, Outstanding Leadership. <\/em>His books have sold over 3 million copies.<\/p>\n Toler for many years served as Vice-President and taught seminars for John C. Maxwell\u2019s INJOY Leadership Institute training church and corporate leaders to make a difference in the world.<\/p>\n He and his wife, Linda, an educator, have two married sons, Seth (Marcy) and Adam (Amanda), and five grandchildren Rhett, Davis, Wren Olivia Clara Jane and Bennett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[119,4,171,15,140,166,37],"tags":[16,535,536],"class_list":{"0":"post-2677","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-benevolent-ministries","8":"category-discipleship-ministries","9":"category-leadership-2","10":"category-mens-ministries","11":"category-senior-adults","12":"category-stewardship","13":"category-womens-ministries","14":"tag-discipleship","15":"tag-stan-toler","16":"tag-stewardship","17":"entry"},"title_es":"Dar a Live: Una nueva manera de vivir","content_es":"![\"Stan-Toler\"](\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Stan-Toler.jpg\")
En 1978 o\u00ed evangelista y amigo, el Dr. Chuck Millhuff, predicar su mensaje conocido, \"Dar Vida.\" El mensaje era la vida que impacta. De hecho, he invitado a venir a Chuck y compartirlo en cada iglesia que pastoreaba desde ese momento en adelante. En pocas palabras, se ofreci\u00f3 una nueva forma de vida que hizo hincapi\u00e9 en un estilo de vida de la abundancia, la generosidad y la apertura a los dem\u00e1s. Con los a\u00f1os, los principios que aprend\u00ed de que un mensaje se han incorporado en mis propios mensajes y escritos. Y a partir de los comentarios que he recibido en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, los resultados se pueden resumir en tres palabras: \"\u00a1Realmente funciona!\" La esencia de la cl\u00e1sica afirmaci\u00f3n de John Wesley sobre las finanzas personales, dice: \"Gana todo lo que puedas, ahorra todo lo que pueda, dar todo lo que pueda. \"es un gran consejo, pero la generosidad no es algo natural para la mayor\u00eda de nosotros. Un pellizco moderno de esta palabra sugiere, \"Gane todo lo que pueda, todo puede llegar, sentarse en la tapa!\" Muchos bienintencionados seguidores de Cristo les resulta dif\u00edcil practicar la generosidad. Ellos son entrenados por una cultura que practica lo contrario. Un sinf\u00edn de marketing y la publicidad nos ha condicionado para centrarse en la obtenci\u00f3n de todas las cosas que podemos y acumular tanta riqueza material como sea posible. El viejo dicho \"El que muere con m\u00e1s juguetes gana\" Still Etiquetas nuestra sociedad. De hecho, la generosidad es la primera ley de la econom\u00eda en el reino de Dios. Lo vemos desde el principio, \"Porque de tal manera am\u00f3. . . dio \"Cuando Cristo envi\u00f3 a sus disc\u00edpulos, les dio un recordatorio,\" Lo que ustedes recibieron.; dad de gracia \"(Mateo 10: 8). Se cuenta la historia de un hombre que era conocido por la vida taca\u00f1o. Fue abordado por un ladr\u00f3n que exigi\u00f3 \", con las manos arriba! La bolsa o la vida! \"Hubo una larga pausa, y el ladr\u00f3n impaciente finalmente dijeron:\" Bueno, \u00bfqu\u00e9 es? \"El hombre respondi\u00f3:\" \u00a1Silencio! Estoy pensando. \"Podemos dar dos-nuestros recursos y nuestra vida. Y cuando lo hacemos, nuestra generosidad honra a Dios y afecta a otros. Adem\u00e1s, recibimos beneficios que cambian la vida en el proceso. Sobre el Autor El Dr. Stan Toler ha servido como superintendente general de la Iglesia del Nazareno, as\u00ed como un pastor por m\u00e1s de 40 a\u00f1os en Ohio, Florida, Tennessee y Oklahoma. Stan Toler ha escrito m\u00e1s de 100 libros, incluyendo sus \u00e9xitos de ventas, Dios nunca me ha fallado, pero est\u00e1 seguro de que me dio miedo a la muerte un par de veces; Los halcones est\u00e1n dando vueltas, pero Dios no est\u00e1 terminado conmigo; Nunca tard\u00edo de Dios, \u00c9l es raramente temprano, \u00e9l est\u00e1 siempre en el momento justo;<\/em> La mezcla secreta; El l\u00edder relacional; Gu\u00eda Pr\u00e1ctica de Pastoral;<\/em> Recursos del orador inspirador,<\/em> reconsiderar su vida,<\/em> su popular serie Motivador minuto,<\/em><\/em> si s\u00f3lo pudieran relacionarse con la gente que estoy Para relacionada y su m\u00e1s reciente libro, destacado liderazgo<\/em> Sus libros han vendido m\u00e1s de 3 millones de copias.<\/em> . Toler durante muchos a\u00f1os se desempe\u00f1\u00f3 como vicepresidente y ense\u00f1\u00f3 seminarios para la formaci\u00f3n de la iglesia Instituto de Liderazgo INJOY de John C. 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