The Blessing of Giving

‭Is it more blessed to give than to receive? When I receive something as a gift that I’ve been desirous of for a long time it feels pretty good. When a person gives you a gift knowing God told them to give you that exact gift at the exact time the Lord said to give it, that will boost your faith. When the giver gives that good and perfect gift to you, in that way (of knowing it was God’s will to do it), there’s no shadow of turning in the giver just like the Lord, with an unadulterated motive behind the giving (James 1:17). The giver’s heart is in his giving, making him a prompt to it giver, whom God loves. In this way, it is more blessed to give than to receive. This “Giver” is more concerned about his relationship with God than receiving material things, which there’s nothing wrong with. As long as the gifts don’t have you, you’re not dependent upon having to have a gift for your birthday or you lose control of your temper. There could be a deeper issue concerning that. Just seeing the expression on a person’s face after receiving the perfect gift can be priceless. The feeling you get when you know you made someone really happy, that’s what it’s all about. Our giving can be measured in our time of serving in the church, giving up your time is still giving. Today’s text says, it is in this kind of hard work we must help the weak. It’s not always easy to give out of ourselves especially when we need to be filled or given a gift to help us along. Plant that seed of giving and you will be blessed, God said so (Luke 6:38).