Hm. So this may not make much sense to most of you, I do not even know if it is going to make sense to me, but we shall see. I am just going to write and see what comes out while I am typing.
So I titled this giving and receiving because I just started to think about what one gives versus what one receives. We should always give freely without wanting to receive anything, but basically we all like to receive especially if we have given something, we feel the right to be repaid for what we gave. It's only fair....right?
Jesus gave and gave and gave. He gave His time. He gave His words. He gave his Wisdom. He gave His love. He gave His compassion. He gave His life. He gave everything of Him during His time on earth.
Now why is it so hard for us to give like Jesus. We have seen the examples from the Bible, we know how to emulate that.. but it is so hard.
I was thinking about recent events, just playing them over in my head and how I felt about receiving something or even the lack of receiving something. But I should not be focused on receiving as much as I should be focused on giving. Am I not receiving what I feel I deserve because I am not giving. I merely think I am giving, but in reality am just standing in the back, in the shadows imagining. To get out of that, must I be up more giving all of me? I know the answer is yes, but exactly how?
I know this is addressing a really obvious topic, but I think my mind is working backwards and that this is not making sense to me for some reason. I am really confused about how I feel and how I am seeing these recent events. I guess Iowa and Peru will do that you.
Yes, we are to give without expecting to receive. And that is hard.
ReplyDeleteBut that is what Jesus did.
But not everyone is like Jesus so when we give, we cannot expect something in return because people are not perfect and will not always live up to the expectations you have for them. Sucks but it is true.
As long as you are giving with a heart of love, in all things, that is what matters, the reward is in Christ, in heaven.
We always think we deserve something when really we do not. As children of God, He wants to bless us and give to us, but that is different.
Anyways, I do not know if any of that makes sense either because well, I do not know if it makes sense to me too. ha ha.
Just sharing the thoughts that came to me after reading what you wrote.