All or Surplus

     I don't know if this happens to other people, but while I'm sleeping I know my spirit is busy, sometimes it's praising, sometimes praying, sometimes receiving teaching from the Holy Spirit and sometimes receiving instructions of things to do, also from the Holy Spirit. This morning I was being taught and receiving instructions, I was told that we hear the story from the Bible about the widow putting in her two small coins in Luke 21:1-4, but we tend to think it's not for our day and time. And I have to admit I had not really considered applying it to today's world. And my instructions was to write about what I was taught~   =D
     I think we have to go back to the fact that Jesus didn't teach things for "no reason", and He took time to tell His disciples about the giving that He witnessed. And doesn't it seem that He was pleased by the widow's actions? So now we have two basic ideas...1. Giving is important to Jesus and 2. Giving all that you have pleases Him! 
     Where does that leave us? Do we give our all? Do we give as the verse says "extravagantly"? Do we give until it is all we have? Or do we give out of our surplus? Do we give what we've always given or do we stretch ourselves and set new goals? I've heard reports that the poorest American is still rich compared to the people in many other nations. So in this story we may be seen as the "rich people"! I don't know about you but I don't like that label! I'd rather be the one that Jesus credits with "extravagant" giving!        

" Just then he looked up and saw the rich people dropping offerings in the collection plate. Then he saw a poor widow put in two pennies. He said, “The plain truth is that this widow has given by far the largest offering today. All these others made offerings that they’ll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn’t afford—she gave her all!”

Luke 21:1-4