Today, my church gave me money.

No, Thad (my youth pastor) didn’t go crazy. He already was.

He’s doing what he’s calling a ‘GiveBack Program’. We’ve been talking about Jesus’s “This-Is-Heaven” story about the farmer (Mark 4). Basically, the farmer spreads seeds, and he gets more then 30 times back. If you haven’t already got it, that story applies to this program because we are “spreading seed” into the lives of others.

Yes, this program has rules.

1. Spendable on ourselves, the money is not
2. We may only spend on people foreign to the youth group
3. If somebody asks why, we tell them of the program
4. A written account of the experience should be made

Now, Thad’s not going to check on us. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t want us to do the right thing. God will check on us. That erases any devious thoughts in my head.

He also left quietly while we were praying. Very artful. Kinda like, service isn’t over, we have the continuation in our hands. Cool.

The only question remaining is: “God, who do I give my money to?”

Tags: give, GiveBack, service, Thad White

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