Thursday, May 13, 2010

NO REGRETS

What should one feel after giving? We shall FEEL blessed to pass on all that we have been given. Yes we give without REGRET, without feeling empty, or disappointed by insufficient graditude. TO LIVE without REGRET is to FEEL happiest when GIVING without expectation of returns. When should one give? The famous incident in Jerusalem involving a poor widow. She was not a beggar seeking alms, or favors from God. She was certain that the God she worshipped was her soul provider, and out of a greatful heart, she gave at a time when she had very little. And when she gave, she gave discreetly all she had. One does not know really whether one will be there tomorrow to give! The time to give therefore is now.CLICK play, then CLICK watch on YOUTUBE. "JUST THANKFUL THAT I AM HERE TODAY"

"When the wealth of life increases to overflow, when the Holy Spirit fills your soul, toss it all overboard with both hands" Barbara Alley

How much to give? Historically it is proven over and over that the answer to the question "How much must one give?" To give as much as we have "Been Given" is entirely impossible. We cannot ever OUTGIVE or OUTLIVE God, so it is wise to listen to the VOICE within and "Give as much as you can" Who is it that fills your soul?What to give? Give out of the beauty you are. Giving generously your talent, or money towards a cause that helps others ---mirrors our FAITH in the One who gives all there is to everyone. What God gives to us daily is as much as we have eyes to see, ears to hear, tastebuds to savor, hands to embrace, and hearts to receive. WHAT we choose to give at any given opportunity ---a flower picked, an encouragement, or a smile...all are FREE, and ever available. It is not how much one gives but how one gives that really matters. When you give a smile to a stranger that may be the only good thing received by that soul in days and weeks! "You can give anything but you must give with your heart". Giving is wonderful, giving is an action that reflects your beauty! The world can't get us down!Whom to give?
Many times we "Avoid Giving" by finding fault with the person who would be the benefactor of our overflow. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged." None are truly deserving of God's rich bounty, yet we all receive His all daily. Who stands before you, who is it that grieves thee most, who has much, who has little --- GIVE, GIVE, GIVE to whom God brings to you as a friend, foe or teacher! How to give? Willingly, gladly give to the receiver in such a humble way that the recipient does not feel humiliated. ’Let not your left hand know what your right hand gives?" Mercy, grace, charity dispensed without publicity and fanfare is to give anonymously. 'Give quietly and with thanksgiving to the Source of all' As nothing really belongs to us, it simply passes through our lives to bless another. We come to this world with nothing and we all will go with nothing. Give with grace and with a feeling of gratitude.

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