A Life oF Giving
This topic is one of the topics I have been inspired by *Deolu Akinyemi to share my thoughts on. I hope you learn a thing or two from it.
''All HE had was 'one son'. He gave him up and today, HE has a large family.''
Several people have come up with several ways of explaining the act of giving. Here's what I think.
I believe that in order to unearth the treasures God has bequeathed to us, we must adopt his own principle for 'having'. In giving, lies the uncelebrated path of abundance.
I believe that the act of 'Giving' is a magnetic field that attracts abundance and repels lack. However, it is important to note that our giving must be constructive, sensible and must satisfy an objective (e.g. meeting a need). I’ll give just one example and allow you reach your conclusion. Jesus (The Christ) exemplified the lifestyle of giving. He gave sight to the blind; He gave hearing to the deaf and to the dumb, He gave speech. In addition, He gave food to the hungry (remember he fed over 5000 men? Women and children not counted.) and life to the dead (remember Lazarus?). He also gave peace to the troubled (remember the man possessed by a legion?). Jesus gave and gave and gave. He was a perpetual giver. He gave all to all. At a point he had to give Himself. He gave so much of Himself; He had to give Himself.
With that single act of giving Himself, he has attracted hundreds of millions of followers, fans, believers. I am one of them.
Look at it this way; because one man gave his life, hundreds of millions of us, have ours.
My conclusion? Simple...'A Life of giving is a life of meaning'. What's your conclusion?
Thanks for reading through.
Strength and Honour,
Debo
*Deolu Akinyemi - www.deoluakinyemi.com
posted by The Head @ 8:54 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
I agree with Debo completely. Over the years i have come to realise that the more you give, the more you get in return. I practise it so i know. There are a thousand & one ways of giving. You can give by helping out financially, you can also help by giving of your time. Debo mentioned some very good points to note when giving; "It must be constructive, sensible and must satisfy an objective." I will like to add that giving must not be demanding - never ever expect something in return from the beneficiary, do it freely, cheerfully,wholeheartedly and then sit back and watch God at work.
If you are finding it difficult giving, which to me is actually "SHINING YOUR OWN LIGHT,SPREADING THE LOVE",adopt the belief of letting go,never hold on tighty especially to treasures because you will lose it all one day anyway. Or is there any magic we can perform when death comes calling at God's appointed time? NO.
Try as much as possible to touch lives with all that God has blessed you with.
When you start measuring life by loss and not by gain, not by the wine drunk but by the wine poured forth, then will you truly understand!
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Debo, I agree. Giving is what life is really about... but oh how difficult it is to give!
Don't think so? Okay, think about all the times you are so annoyed that you said hello to someone and they never responded. Or the time you did someone a good turn and they repaid you with scorn and condemnation. Was it easy to swallow the abuse you got for doing the right thing? Still think giving is easy?
Have you ever loved someone so much and given so much of yourself only to be rejected? How did that feel?
I found the easy way to give - in pain, no matter how much it costs. Debo, this is what God did for us in Christ Jesus. Many times I imagine how much he would have wept as Jesus was being whipped and tortured and nailed and spat on and abused...
He could give his best because he loves us. Want to learn how to give? Learn to love. You don't count the cost when you give in love.
N'dee
I agree with you Debo i think that if you cant give you can never truly live and you can never truly be fulfilled.Life is more than living just for yourself.
Charity
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