Extravagant Generosity

The concept here is not just to be generous, but generosity that is over the top. You know, kind of like the grace of God. I understand that concept. (sort of) God is generous and extravagantly generous with us all.

It is easy for me to think this way in some areas because gift giving is my love language. I easily receive love through gifts and it is my favorite way of expressing love. (a bit of a problem because time and service are Ruth's love language) I can't think of anything I would rather do than give extravagant gifts to those I love. My family, those around me who bless me and work with me, I love sharing good things with them.

I have found the most extravagant thing I can give is my time. It is the most precious commodity we have. When I share my time I usually want it to be with those that seem special to me.

This that I am describing is not what this attribute is about. I think "Extravagant Generosity" here is living this way as a lifestyle with everyone we come in contact with. The ones we love, the ones we don't and the ones we have not made a determination about yet. Why? Because that's what God's extravagant grace is like. He showers it on everyone. Those who openly love him and even those who hate him are the recipients of God's great grace.

Wow what if I could learn to be extravagant with my time to those in my second level of relationships and third and even those that I am just beginning to be in relationship with. Oh yes, and those with whom I have no relationship. You might say you can't spend as much time with the latter as you do the former. True, but maybe extravagance in time is not as much about quantity as it is quality.