GIVING IS LIVING

SCRIPTURE: “I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive” -  Acts 20:35
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: To live for self is to live for less; a life of self is a life on the shelf.
 
Giving, simply is the act of releasing to someone that which you own. It may interest you to know that, giving is living; and quality giving equals quality living. You have not started living until you have started giving. The quality of your life is measured by the quantity and quality of your donation to humanity. You may be a rich man in the eyes of people but as long as no one is feeling the impact of your wealth, you are a poor man with some money. 
 
In Acts 14:19-20, when Paul the apostle was stoned and dragged out of the city as being dead, those he had impacted surrounded him until he got up. The meaning is, those whose lives he had touched, touched his life when he had almost died. What you sow does not go away, but gives you a way. Those you impact in times of progress are those who may impact you in times of problems.
 
Beloved, to live for self is to live for less and a life of self is a life on the shelf. You should not just exist for consumption, rather, exist for contribution. You have to exist for donation rather than for decoration. If you exist for consumption rather than contribution, then your existence is a waste. 
 
Remember this: to live for self is to live for less; a life of self is a life on the shelf.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Make giving a practical part of your life. 
2. Do not wait until you have billions in your bank account before beginning to give – start giving from what you have.
3. Give your time in intercession for someone also.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: MAKING THE MOST OF LIFE (PART 3)
 
PRAYER: LORD, I break free from every grip of stinginess. I make demands, O LORD, for the grace and the ability to give in every situation in Jesus’ Name.
 
DAILY READING: Exodus 39:1 to 40:38, Mark 1:1 to 28, Psalms 35:1 to 16, Proverbs 9:11 to 12.
 
QUOTE: You can never reap until you have sown. Culled from 21 UNCOMMON KEYS TO FINANCIAL OVERFLOW by Paul Enenche