How are you doing this morning, good I hope? Did you have a good weekend, I sure hope so? Mine was AWESOME! My 5th grade girls traveling basketball team won yet another championship in their division. They played a very good team and we completely shut down the other team’s best player, holding her scoreless for over three quarters! The only points she did score, was a couple of free throws on a questionable call, and then when I pulled my starting players out to let the other kids gets some playing time. I am so very proud of those little girls and their 27-6 record so far this season, they have so much heart and tenacity! The best part about it, is that they always put the Lord first! I hope that you have a good and very Blessed Monday and start to your work week!
God Bless You and Yours!
#WatchGodWork4You!
“Whenever you have the opportunity, you should do good to everyone.” Galatians 6:11.
Helping others benefits you and blesses them.
My thoughts and comments today are that, “To Give Is To Grow.”
By Pastor Allen Randolph
Everyone has a selfish moment when you think, “Why should I help?” Here are some answers to help when you feel like just taking care of yourself. Helping others makes life easier, every task lighter, and any heart happier.
First in importance, God says to do so. The Bible is explicit. “Whenever you have the opportunity, you should do good to everyone, especially to your Christian brothers and sisters.” Galatians 6:11. “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do so. Proverbs 3:27 NKJV.
God has given you what someone else needs. “Be generous with the different things that God gave you, passing them around so all can get in on it.” Read 1 Peter 4:8-11 MSG. As was said of the turtle on top of a fence post, “He didn’t get there without a little help from somebody.” Wherever you are and whatever you achieve, you received a little help from someone. Jesus said, “Freely you have received, freely also give.” Matthew 10:8 NKJV.
You will be blessed in the giving. So don’t hesitate. “So don’t get tired of doing what is good. Don’t get discouraged and give up, for you will reap a harvest of blessing at the appropriate time.” Galatians 6:9. Never discount the value of God’s blessing. His blessing multiplies your success and compounds your enjoyment of that.
You will accomplish more with God’s blessing than without. Apart from God, success may come with a measure of regret. “The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich, and adds no sorrow with it.” Proverbs 10:22. Not everything that looks like a blessing is, if you can’t find God there.
You will feel better about yourself. That is not as small a thing as it might first appear. There is enough about life and our common frailty that doesn’t always leave you feeling good about yourself. There is great benefit from seizing every opportunity to do good for others, releasing an inner sense of self-satisfaction and well-being.
Obedience is its own reward. Growth is the goal. When you lend a helping hand, everyone grows a little, and you will grow a lot. Helping others benefits you and blesses them.
Today, I pray for you to learn that you grow only when you help others to grow.
K-Love’s Encouraging Words:
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23 (NLT)
~Long Live Real Cowboys~
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