When we are in the taking mode, we can't be happy. Why? Because taking can only happen when there is a void or emptiness. Can you add water to a glass that is full? No. It can't take it, it is full!
Now let's talk about giving. Wow, a totally different feeling. A feeling of fullness, knowing that we have more than someone and our giving will make a difference in their life. The satisfaction of giving and making a difference is enormous. We forget our needs when we are fulfilling other's needs. There is no end to having more. We can keep on collecting and collecting, wasting and wasting. Infact, most of the time, our financial situation today will reflect our past bad spending habits.
The world is full of those underprivileged people who don't get even a meal a day. And you watch some of those people, they will even give that meal away so that someone else can live on it. What do we really have to complain about, really?
Giving is an investment! Just like a farmer gives a seed to the earth and reaps plenty of fruit in return, so works our giving. Imagine the farmer saying, "I have only one seed, I can't sow it, what will I be left with?" The farmer has full trust in the system and so must we. We get by giving, many folds actually.
For next 30 days, start giving, even if it is small. Then watch the miracles. But don't give for recognition, try to make it anonymous. While the person receiving it may not know where it came from, God will. And HE is the one who knows how to multiply it for you at the right time.
One last thought. Give without expecting, even from God. The satisfaction and feeling of happiness that you receive will far outweigh any material returns.
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