all that she had

This verse caught me...

Mark 12:41-44 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

In a different translation, verse 44 reads:

All the others gave what they'll never miss; she gave extravagantly what she couldn't afford—she gave her all.

I have read that verse so many times in the past, but reading it in the second version really made it stand out to me so much more! She gave EXTRAVANGENTLY... She gave her ALL... Made me a bit convicted about how selfish I can be when it comes to offering - not just in my money, but also in my time. I would definitely not say that I have been an extravagent giver, I see my time outside of work hours as 'my time' and I often just give God what I will never miss or what has become part of 'my routine'. I treat my time as if I own it but like everything in this world, I am just a steward or caretaker of what really belongs to God - I just keep forgetting that...

I also read recently that the best gift to give someone is your time - because it is something that once you use it, you can never get it back. It really confirms with me that I need to give back to God what belongs to Him and use my time for Him. It will be hard, but I don't want to just keep giving God what I won't miss - He deserves so much more.