"Giving
the gift of friendship and celebrating God's life could simplify the season and
magnify the reason." (Lois Tupyi)
I
believe that one of the best gifts God has given us is the privilege to give,
and to take advantage of the energy that flows through our life and
relationships by sharing. When we give the gift of friendship or when we share
with someone who is lonely or unhappy we can feel the presence of God flow
through us with love and compassion. When I do a good deed for someone it
puts love in action! When I give myself away, I can just feel a passage
opening up and allowing an abundance of happiness and grace in my heart that no
one can ever steal from me. :) Too many times circumstances or the business of
my life distracts me from giving and sharing myself with others, but when I do
give it results in an experience of love, joy, peace, and caring.
"Even
in the darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate
and righteous man. God will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who
conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be shaken; a righteous
man will be remembered forever." (Psalm 112:4-6)
After
all, the greatest gift God gave to us was His Son Jesus Christ, so the
greatest gift we can give back to God is ourselves! God gave us the gift of
eternal life so that we would have something precious to give back to Him. What
a gift of love! He sent His one and only Son to earth as the most supreme
gift of all; to die for our sins and give us everlasting life. Our God is full
of compassion and He loves to give, and He thinks about us continuously all day
and night. So I want to give back; I want to give and share a compliment,
prayer, or a smile with everyone I come in contact with. And I want to
gratefully thank God for all the gifts He has bestowed upon me and at the end
of everyday, reflect on how I feel about the gifts I have given and received.
"For God so loved the world that
He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish
but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Linking up with Tracy at "My Daily Walk in His Grace"
Worthy thoughts...and love is the only gift that increases in the giving! It is the only gift that cannot be kept for if it is kept it cannot be love. Thank-you for these inspiring thoughts with which to begin my day. My attitude to certain 'duties' has been admonished. It is a gift to be able to serve! this is the day the Lord has made. we will rejoice and be GLAD in it.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Denise! God blessed us with His greatest gift -- salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ -- and when we give to others we receive blessings that flow from above to us and through us! Our God is an AMAZING God!!
ReplyDeleteSo, so true..we can never give of ourselves enough...He seems to always pour more love into us as we pour it out to others
ReplyDeleteGiving is always the best gift and especially when it comes from the heart. There are so many ways a person can give with talent, words, deeds, helping out the list goes on and on....Jesus is our model for giving like He said freely you have received now freely give...
ReplyDeleteThank ou for this post. Show something of yourself is sometimes a great gift for someone else. I wish you much blogfun. Blessings.
ReplyDeleteI didn't give today, but I had many bloggers giving to me. That, I appreciate and will try to return the gifts.
ReplyDeleteYou always have good topics to write about.
May that be visible in my life today and each day...
ReplyDeleteQUOTE: "...If you think about it, our attitudes toward ourselves and others is a direct result of our attitude towards God..."
ReplyDeleteHow true Denise
Denise, you REALLY convicted me today. I definitely need to check my attitude. I've been going through a spiritual attack recently and have battled discouragement and discontent. I need to remember who I am in CHRIST!!! Thank you sister, as always!!!
ReplyDeleteLove and hugs!!!
Cherie