{"id":18,"date":"2016-02-24T15:52:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/thespirituallife\/lent-day-13-fast-stinginess-seek-an\/"},"modified":"2016-03-15T18:48:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-15T18:48:45","slug":"lent-day-13-fast-stinginess-seek-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/thespirituallife\/lent-day-13-fast-stinginess-seek-an\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/thespirituallife\/lent-day-13-fast-stinginess-seek-an\/attachment\/19\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookeobie.com\/thespirituallife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o326s6223r1rjozz9o1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>#Lent Day 13: Fast Stinginess.\u00a0\u201cSeek an opportunity to be irrationally lavish toward someone who cannot possibly return the favor. Give because you love. Give without letting reason ration out your love in stingy portions.\u201d &ndash;40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole. I\u2019m having trouble with this fast because I\u2019m kind of over giving to people who don\u2019t give back. I\u2019ve finally accepted that I\u2019m a person who needs reciprocity from those I love, so I always bristle when there\u2019s a Christian emphasis on giving lavishly, expecting nothing in return&mdash;because of course, only the women get this message and the men get to continue on being coddled and lavishly gifted upon believing its their God-given right and I\u2019m getting irritated just thinking about it. I will probably not lavishly give to any man today. Maybe that\u2019s it! Maybe I\u2019ll give to a woman who gives SO much and gets next to nothing in return. (Also, please pray with me about this issue of reciprocity.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Lent Day 13: Fast Stinginess.\u00a0\u201cSeek an opportunity to be irrationally lavish toward someone who cannot possibly return the favor. Give because you love. Give without letting reason ration out your love in stingy portions.\u201d &ndash;40 Days of Decrease by Alicia Britt Chole. 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