GIVING

I really want to challenge you today. To look past yourself, identify a need today, and give whole-heartedly. Right where you are. The good thing about giving, is that you can give anything at any time. Your time, your money, your energy, your attention, your assistance and even sharing what you have.

Giving is not always convenient, but let the fact that you can put a smile on someone’s face or change someone’s situation keep you going. You do not have to be rich to be generous. You will discover that you have two hands. One is for helping yourself, the other is for helping others. 

As you go about your daily activities every other day, identify people in need or a problem and seek to help them, even in the littlest of ways. When we give, it is given back to us in good measure. When we give, we feel a joy and fulfillment that resonates in the deepest parts of our being that we have made a positive contribution to humanity that will long out live us. And this is not even about having it all. This is purely about recognizing that some people may never be as privileged as we are, or ever be in the position to help as us. Why not make good use of that privilege? You may think your situation is really bad, but just always remember that wherever you are or whatever your situation looks like, there is definitely someone whom you are high up above, and can give a helping hand. 

   Ways to give? 

                            

Too many to number. Put your creativity to work. 

-Donate your time. Many charitable organizations survive through the efforts of volunteers.

-Donate your skills. Whatever you are good at, see how you can put it to use for the common good

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-Give blood. People are daily dying from lack of blood. Imagine knowing you can save the life of a whole human by just donating blood!

-Donate your stuff. Used and unused. There are things we know we would not be needing in our life time again, why not give to those in dire need of it? Like textbooks, clothes, toys and furniture. Its up to you.

-Give your attention. There are many depressed teens and young adults who are taking their lives daily because there is no one to listen to their many struggles. That person might even be in your neighborhood. Take out time to listen, give good counsel and just be a friend.

-Visit the sick. Pray for them and encourage them.

-Volunteer at church. The body of Christ certainly needs you to invest the strength of your youth in serving God.

-Pay for someone’s transport fare, or at the grocery store…anywhere. Just be a giver.

Can we share some of the ways we can give from today onwards?

                                                           

Regina U.

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