Welcome to the Rule of Life podcast. Today we're going to hear a story of how the practice of generosity shows up in the everyday lives of real people.

Jesus wants us to see that everything we have belongs to God. This week, Lola Ayo Dele shares about what it means to live that out.

My name is Lola and the practice of generosity is giving me eyes to see others in my community.

I think my parents were my first example of generosity, especially my dad, because he gave

like everything he had was almost for everyone else as well.

So it's like, we had this huge, first of the house that we lived in when I was growing up was

given to him as a gift. Somebody just gave him a house. And then that house had, we call it like

a boys quarters back home where it's like a separate living part outside of your home. And we had like

uncles and family friends and it was just something to be shared with everyone else. So that for me

was just like, oh, you have resources and it's for your community. So I think for me, that was the

picture of ease. He gave with such ease that in my head, I was like, okay, this is how we're all

supposed to live.

It just, it felt very communal.

Like, I have memories of growing up with aunties and uncles and family friends and they're

your auntie, but you're not related.

It's like your brother's in Christ and sisters in Christ.

I feel like that was my vision.

And then my dad, because he was like the first of 12 siblings, he would like either pay for people school fees.

And it was just like, there was, I don't remember him ever being like, why do I have to do this?

It was like, this is like, this is a responsibility.

So he just like took ownership because he was given a lot, like, stewarding it for other people to.

I think was his vision. I was in New

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