Once I set my heart to it, it's not so hard for me give...of my time, my money, my advice and even more easier for me to give is love and respect!!!
The one thing that is a stumbling block for me, the one thing that I have great difficulty with is being a good receiver...
a pastor at our church once said: don't stop someone's blessing by being a bad receiver...because if someone offersa you something and you refuse to receive it, you are denying them the chance for God to bless them for being a good giver.
I am really bad at receiving, whether it be compliments, help, money, advice, love, respect...the list is endless!!!
I just do not know how to receive without paying someone back in one way or the other.
a good receiver is someone who says "thank you", someone who knows how to ask for help, someone who knows that sometimes someone else knows more about something and trusts in the advice they give, someone who is not afraid to receive love and compassion, someone who can freely run to another's arms for a shoulder to cry on. Someone who understands that the responsibility they have to help someone in need is the same responsibility that other people have to help them when they are in need.
The willingness of the people around me to help me in my time of need has really humbled me to a point of tears and now I realise that I need to learn to receive in order to be sure that the blessings of God fall upon them for being a blessing to me.
So the next time someone offers me anything, I will be more reluctant to say: No, thank you!
and I will choose to rather say: Yes, please!!!
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