Life Is About Giving. III, Contributed by @Olawalium
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Giving has to cost you something. Even if you are giving out of the many things you have or from your wealth of experience, it costs you something because you could have chosen to hold it back but you didn’t.
It has to cost you something. Giving is sacrificial. If it means something to you, then it has cost you something.
Know that whatever you are giving to people, ranging from material things to a smile, costs you something. You might be in a bad mood yourself and someone asks you for an advice. You have to muster the courage to give it with joy and excitement.
Don’t be proud because you have bread, just remember that someone owns a bakery.
I remembered when I was really down, frustrated and angry. I don’t know what led to it, could be a mood swing or anything. A friend chatted me up and needed advice on his girlfriend. I was not in the mood but I gave him my best thoughts and advice, not clouded by the pains I was feeling and not transferring the aggression to him.
I could have told him off but I tried not to. A lot of us tried to make others feel bad because we are feeling bad at that time, but it is wrong. From a heart that should be conditioned to giving regardless of the situation, we should always give until we are spent!
Die empty!
Why do you think some people give even when they don’t have. Have you ever seen someone give to another person even when he himself is looking for something?
My cousin; @emmakkayluv told me about a man who was in financial need. He needed a certain amount of money to complete his own child’s school fees but someone else came to him for financial assistance and he was willing to cough out that money that person needed. He felt since his own isn’t complete but what he has is enough to meet another person’s need, why not give it?
That is really deep from a heart that is determined to give.
He could have chosen not to and the two of them would be left searching, but he decided to meet one, knowing that what he made possible for another would definitely be made possible for him. We attract what we are.
What you make happen for others, others will make happen for you. We attract what we are.
He could have thought he only needed a few more to complete his own and keep it while he keeps searching, but he didn’t.
You know how life works sometimes, he might even lose that which he held back without having a proper account for it in the long run if he chose not to give to the other person? Sometimes when we give to others, whatever it is, we find our purpose.
This is not to force our hands because I know we have different views and exposure to life, carved out by our upbringing and experiences, this is just to share with us what I feel life is about, based on what I have seen and experienced too.
We can always learn from each other and be better for it. I would love to hear your views too on this topic. I want us to stick to this topic because we will still cover another aspect of life too.
Thank you all.
Thank you for your time.
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Excellent publications, Although sometimes we are not generous in giving or giving, however, He takes it the same and multiplies it to surprise us. When we give to another person, we give ourselves, Giving and giving more is the only way to have and To have more. To give a glass of water in exchange for a glass of water is nothing; true greatness consists in returning good for evil.
Wow!. Exactly, if it was a
glass of water for another glass of water, then that is just an exchange, because the motive is wrong. You have spoken so well my friend. It has to cost us something and of course it doesn't have to be before we give.
Thanks a lot.
Well said brother, giving is an act that comes duly from someone heart, it cannot be forced. It Is willingness, and I believe we have our individual differences when it comes to giving out. Though there is nothing bad in giving out once you know the person that asked for it needed it truly, some people frame it. By fooling the person giving more of the time most especially in our community where we have corporate beggars, I laugh. No matter what, exhibiting habit of giving cannot be over emphasize. It is something we must embrace always, but I will advocate giving that won't cost your life. There are some giving like that, which someone will later regret ever to have done such.
If you give it with the whole of your heart, there shouldn't be any regret but i I totally understand your point, we should give with wisdom and balance.
Thanks as always brother. Always appreciated.
Giving is one of the best investments you can make towards achieving genuine happiness. True giving comes from the heart, with no expectation of reciprocation. You’ll find that the more you give, the more you’ll receive.
The power of giving is manifested in the kindness and generosity that you bestow on someone else. When you give to another unselfishly, the vibrational energy emitting from your subconscious is at its strongest. The power of giving, according to neuroscience, is that it feels gooD. Though it is not easy to give any way most especially for someone that is striking to make an end meet. Give no Matter how small
Yes, it is not always easy and that is when it counts the most. You are right when you said, "You’ll find that the more you give, the more you’ll receive." A lot of people think the more they give the less they have. It is wrong. The more we give, the more we get filled because the same measure we measure for others, it will be measured back to us, even in greater fold.
Thanks a lot.
Well said sir genuine giving should indeed cost us something. David is quote in
2 Sam 24:24
"And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver".
There is no multiplication without "death" and ofcourse death is not a beautiful thing most times but then in the glorious time its always for increase. Example Jesus had to die, our crops do die first before tge abundance that follows etc. This is my take sir.
Still Elisedaniels...Love for the Gospel.
Always nice to read your comment. Yes, dying means a huge level of sacrifice and that is what giving is about too. It has to cost you something.
Thanks a lot for this.
Giving is very wonderful in life
When you are generous, you feel helpful
I love helping everyone
I am just like that. I enjoy it. It makes me happy knowing someone is going to be happier than they woke up. I do random acts of kindness too. All the more the better.
Thanks a lot my friend.
When true love for others moves us to give, generosity is not a burden, rather it is a joy. Very good reflection.
Woooow!. Simple yet deep and detailed. Love this, absolutely. Thanks a lot for that.
I really enjoy giving whether by money or by gift, it is part of me and i feel great when am doing it. I found this post interesting to me and i have resteemed it now.
Glad you enjoy doing it too. Whatever our hand and heart finds to give, we should give it.
Thanks a lot.
When you give without expecting to receive anything in return, you will always do well.
That is the joy of it. Giving should never be with an ulterior motive. It should be with an honest heart. Thanks a lot for that.
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