Benjamin is very interested in superheros these days. I think all little boys dream of being a superhero and all of us at one time maybe tied a bath towel around our neck and dreamed of flying through the air and crushing the villains and saving the innocent.
I think God has put in all of us the desire to be a superhero. What is a superhero? I think a superhero is someone who sees a need and allows God's burden to move their heart and then as we begin to cry out to God to save the helpless and hopeless, God calls us to give our lives to the cause.
Jesus was the greatest superhero and he said in John 14:12; "these things that I do, you shall do also and greater things than these you will do because I go to my father."
I think that all God is expecting us to do is make ourselves available to something much bigger than we are and this is the heart of what idonate.com and Servant Christian Community Foundation is all about: helping people to become superheros. There are families that I have met who have opened a Donor Advised Fund within our organization to that they can raise support for their cause. It may be missions, orphanages, ministry to the poor, ministry to youth and our children. Ask God for that compelling vision and begin to trust Him and pray that you will be able to fund that vision. Put a banner on your vehicle, "Donate your car boat, RV, timeshare to ABC Foundation." Share your vision; you may be surprised at who will help fund that vision. In studies about donors and donations; statistics clearly show that donors are more prone to donate to a compelling vision than they are to a need. Don't get me wrong; Americans are the world's greatest givers in times of need, but after all the newscasts leave a disaster area and the hype dies down, donations drop drastically. When we as donor continue to see a compelling vision that is before us on a regular basis, we give to support that vision.
What is the ministry that we can give to that has the best return on investment? I asked the missionary statesman George Verwer last month while attending one of his area meetings. George said that there are many great opportunities for us to give our funds to but the best one to give to is the one that God by His Holy Spirit tells us to give to. God truly does know how to spread the wealth around because He owns it all anyway and our assignment as Christians is to take care of God's money until He tells us what to do with it!
Be a Superhero Today; Give Generously!
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