Hi Everyone,

Praise to our Father..  I was just going through some notes I have happened to make everytime I listen to a sermon.

As I was going through it - I came across a long forgotten sermon - if I'm not wrong I heard it on radio and it was by Pastor John Carson (sp) on why it's important to give.. Somehow it has touched my heart.  This is a quote from what is a note from what he preached

"If something is really important to me, give it away.  The happy person is not the one who has the most but he who wants the least.  Give it away, and every time you do so, you're giving away your selfishness.  When you give you are freed from your greed."

If I may add a few things about what Christ is teaching me through the bible and my walk with Him - is that - by His very nature God is a giver...He gives life to us, He lay down His life for us..He gives us food to eat..He protects us..He also really forgives us our wrongs and shows us mercy. Perhaps we should raise our own standards with His help and become a people that is conformed to His will Romans 12:1&2  and not to our own nature.  Our life should be about allowing Christ to work through us..Thinking of others, loving them and sacrificing our own wants for others.  We become Christians not by baptism, or by confession but being Christ-like in character..and this is what He says about giving..It is more blessed to give than to receive...

Let's try guys...let's please our Father...by thinking less of ourselves and more about others...and for real we shall be blessed..

Much love, keep fighting.  Stay strong..Stay blessed.  Stay Holy...Stay in Jesus...