One of my children has a pretty low IQ, but I have always said it was because God made her smart with her heart.
I have been sick and my daughter came in to my room and gave me hugs and said she loved me and was sorry I was sick, and full of giggles as she did. I hugged her back and asked why God gave me such an awesome girl.
Her response, "because God loves me and I needed a family so He gave me you and so I wouldn't just be one. If
we were just one we would be sad".
How does an 8 year old that can't read and doesn't know all of her ABC's
comprehend something so profound?
She has always amazed me and often it's her that leaves footprints on my heart. She is right, God doesn't want us to be alone.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10 KJV)
Do you try and be there for others? Are you loving others as Christ loved us? Are you ready to leave fingerprints?
A Grateful believer in Jesus Christ
~Johnna
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Give or Get
In reflection today over some things.. Starting with the subject of Church.
I have had times in my life that I didn't attend church. I feel "church" is a personal decision on how you feel you should worship. For me , my worship experience actually began to grow through Celebrate Recovery and that led our family's return to traditional services on Sunday.
I think that where we form our spiritual family and how strong that relationship becomes has to do with our motives. Are we there to give or get?
Churches do help people. I see food pantry's, clothing drives, baby showers and overall people just helping one another. That's what we are there for, right? We want to help our brothers and sisters in Christ.
I think we do get to a point where we start looking for what we are "getting". I don't just mean sticking our hands out expecting something, I mean spiritually as well. We expect warm fuzzies, people to appreciate us, people to be our best friends, everyone to be perfect and exactly how we want them to be. That's never going to happen. That's not why we are supposed to be there!
We should be there to give, and to love. That's it, nothing in return from anyone! The reason , those warm fuzzies don't come from people, they come from serving our purpose and being in line with God's will. When we focus on people and set expectations we feel let down when they fail us. Really, we have failed to do our part, and that is to keep focus on God.
This pours into the rest of our life as well. Our careers, our families, our homes, our marriages can all benefit in a change of attitude. We can try to do more giving and not think about what we are going to get in return.
"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." (Luke 6:38 KJV)
This verse doesn't say give so it will be given or give and it might be given, it says Give and IT SHALL be given.. We don't have to ever focus on what we will reap, only what we sow.
Do you try and give? Are you wiling to let go of what you might get? Are you ready to leave fingerprints?
A Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ
~Johnna
I have had times in my life that I didn't attend church. I feel "church" is a personal decision on how you feel you should worship. For me , my worship experience actually began to grow through Celebrate Recovery and that led our family's return to traditional services on Sunday.
I think that where we form our spiritual family and how strong that relationship becomes has to do with our motives. Are we there to give or get?
Churches do help people. I see food pantry's, clothing drives, baby showers and overall people just helping one another. That's what we are there for, right? We want to help our brothers and sisters in Christ.
I think we do get to a point where we start looking for what we are "getting". I don't just mean sticking our hands out expecting something, I mean spiritually as well. We expect warm fuzzies, people to appreciate us, people to be our best friends, everyone to be perfect and exactly how we want them to be. That's never going to happen. That's not why we are supposed to be there!
We should be there to give, and to love. That's it, nothing in return from anyone! The reason , those warm fuzzies don't come from people, they come from serving our purpose and being in line with God's will. When we focus on people and set expectations we feel let down when they fail us. Really, we have failed to do our part, and that is to keep focus on God.
This pours into the rest of our life as well. Our careers, our families, our homes, our marriages can all benefit in a change of attitude. We can try to do more giving and not think about what we are going to get in return.
"Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." (Luke 6:38 KJV)
This verse doesn't say give so it will be given or give and it might be given, it says Give and IT SHALL be given.. We don't have to ever focus on what we will reap, only what we sow.
Do you try and give? Are you wiling to let go of what you might get? Are you ready to leave fingerprints?
A Grateful Believer in Jesus Christ
~Johnna
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