She Empowers: Do Good [Give Deep]

do good. It is a philosophy founded the principle that we each have power. We are leaders who can positively create change and impact the world. We just have to believe in ourselves and do it!

 

It’s also a Biblically-based concept. 1 Timothy 6:18-19 says: Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.

 

The principle is also deeply rooted in our history. Shirley Chisholm, activist and leader once said service is the rent do for living.

 

But what does doing good look like in practice?

 

1. Find your purpose

 

Doing good is more than just volunteering it is using your purpose to create change in the world.

 

Ephesians 2:10 tells us: For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. God has already prepared us for what we are to do. We just need to find our purpose. You must ask yourself:

– What has God called me to do?

– What is my passion?

– What is the one thing that continues to follow me, the thing I can’t shake?

 

2. Align your purpose with your good works.

 

Once you find your purpose and align your purpose with your good works.

 

3. Give deep.

 

Understand the needs of the those you are serving. Think about the your giving in this way: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Is your giving teaching? Is your giving helping to eliminate or significantly reduce a community issue?

 

4. Partner.

Partnerships can help you:

– Expand your reach.

– Increase your credibility and visibility.

– Maximize resources.

 

As Big Momma said in Soul Food: “One finger…don’t make no impact, but you ball up all them fingers into a mighty fist and you can strike a mighty blow.” Make a mighty fist and strike a blow by developing partnerships to reach your goals.

 

5. Share how you are giving.

 

Once you develop your personal giving plan, share it and encourage others to give. I’d love to hear from you on how you are giving and how deep your giving has gone. Email me at bea@beawilliams.com