How do you and your nation fare on the generosity index?

"It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20.35

"Givers never lack"

"A nation's economic prosperity doesn't automatically translate to generosity" - CNN

Which is the world's most generous country? 

 By Milena Veselinovic, for CNN

The World Giving Index ranks countries of the world by activities of Charity. You may want to find out the performance of your country. Much more than that, you should evaluate your individual contribution to the performance of your nation and your personal attitude to giving.

A global survey of charitable giving conducted on 135 nations might give us a renewed sense of faith in humanity. The World Giving Index 2014 examined whether people donated money to a charity, volunteered their time to an organization or offered assistance to someone they didn't know who needed help. 

Making Steady Progress in the Year Ahead

As a new year beckons, it is important to note that God wants it to be a year of unstoppable progress for you as a child of God. He wants you to prosper and be successful. He wants you to move forward. 

"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." (3 John 1.2)


"Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant." (Psalm 35.27) 

 "And the LORD said... speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward" (Exodus 14.15)

Here are some tips on avoiding stagnation and recording remarkable progress in the new year.

Identify and neutralize impediments to your progress

If barriers to progress are not eliminated, trying to make progress or achieve set goals would amount to trying to hold water in a porous container. Barriers to making progress and attaining our goals include laziness, procrastination, poor time management, lack of focus, indiscipline, unhelpful personal habits, ignorance, carnal indulgence, being chained to the past, fear of the future, vision-less contentment and lack of personal drive.