This is probably a sensitive topic for many people. Why is giving so important to give? How silly does it sound to begin with…giving to God…like he doesn’t have enough already! Isn’t he the one who is supposed to be giving us? Well giving isn’t just specific to God, when the Bible talks about giving, it’s quite general in what it says, we find in
Luke 6: 38: Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you."
We don’t find this verse specifying giving to God, but just giving. So who should we give to? I’ve found when many Christians talk about giving, they feel it applies only to their tithing or giving to the poor. But this is clearly not what the word of God says. This verse clearly explains that if you want to be blessed, you have to bless others first! If you want to receive, you have to give first! Not just to God, not just to the poor, but to everyone and anyone! This verse reveals one of the greatest secrets of prosperity, if you want to be blessed with anything, if it’s money, then give money to those who need it. Not just to someone below the poverty line…but even to a co-worker or relative you know is in debt. If you want to be blessed with health, use the health you have to help or look after someone who is sick. Whatever you want more of, find someone else with a similar need and try to help them get a step closer to realizing their need. In doing so, you will have taken at least five more steps closer to realizing your need! As we see in the verse, you don’t just get in the measure you give, although that is the basic measure used, what you’re going to receive as a result of your giving is pressed down, shaken together and running over the measure you used to give! But keep in mind that when you give, give from your heart, not because you have to, or because the bible tells you to, but because you have the heart of giving.
2 Corinthians 9: 7: Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
What a wonderful revelation! It pleases God and draws his favour on you when you give happily!
We have just touched the tip of the iceberg about giving in today’s entry, the bible teaches us about giving to God, giving to the poor and giving to others in a lot more depth, but we’ve just covered the basic principle here. If you feel that you don’t have the heart of giving, then just ask the Lord to change your heart to make it so! You know what he said…. Ask and you will receive!! So go claim that giving heart in Jesus name and all the blessings that come with it!!
Let’s go for a ‘not-so-healthy’ salad today!
Chicken Pasta Salad
Ingredients:
Boiled and shredded Chicken breast – 250 gms
Cooked Conchiglie (shell shaped) pasta (or any pasta of your choice except the stringy ones) – 3 cups
Diced Celery - 1 stick
Diced Capsicum – ½ cup
Cooked Corn Kernels – ½ cup
Mayonnaise – 2 Tablespoons
Cream – 250 ml (more if you prefer your salad more creamy)
Sugar – 1 Tablespoon
Pepper – 1 teaspoon
Salt – as required
Instructions:
1.Mix all the ingredients together in a salad bowl. Add the seasoning (salt, pepper, sugar), according to your preference, the measurements given are just the standard I use.
2.Refrigerate the salad before serving. This is a cold salad.
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