Comments on: moving from success to significance http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/11/23/moving-from-success-to-significance/ Own less. Live more. Finding minimalism in a world of consumerism. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/11/23/moving-from-success-to-significance/comment-page-1/#comment-1386 Andy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:26:07 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/?p=688#comment-1386 btw...i'm just asking the question. not making a statement. :) btw…i’m just asking the question. not making a statement. :)

]]> By: Andy http://www.becomingminimalist.com/2008/11/23/moving-from-success-to-significance/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Andy Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:25:12 +0000 http://www.becomingminimalist.com/?p=688#comment-1384 i think a huge part of living as a minimalist is being able to give more abundantly. personally, i've often wondered what God wants more: to give or to give sacrificially? what i mean is this...often a wealthy person gives very generously. this is because they have a lot. they are able to give out of excess. but is this what God wants from me? if you give out of excess, are you really learning how to give? i think you don't really understand giving until you've learned to give out of sacrifice. i think that is where we begin to see more personal transformation. there is a big difference between giving out of sacrifice and giving out of excess. i think a huge part of living as a minimalist is being able to give more abundantly. personally, i’ve often wondered what God wants more: to give or to give sacrificially? what i mean is this…often a wealthy person gives very generously. this is because they have a lot. they are able to give out of excess. but is this what God wants from me? if you give out of excess, are you really learning how to give? i think you don’t really understand giving until you’ve learned to give out of sacrifice. i think that is where we begin to see more personal transformation.

there is a big difference between giving out of sacrifice and giving out of excess.

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