Romans 12:10-11
Is this what I need to learn now? Is receive? Receiving is a really hard thing for me to do especially since I have a giving heart. That is the nice way to look at it and say it. I am also stubborn too but that is not the point of this entry. I would not just say I have a giving heart but a mission heart too when you really get down to it. This kind of heart can be so tiring if you don't be careful with it. Is there something for me to receive from some people? Missions? Love? Confidence? Hope?
I picked out a couple of verse. One has the word "receive" in it and the other one tells how to receive things back. It tells us what to give and it isn't all that hard but sometimes being humans we can make it into more then it needs to be, especially in this material world.
You can get so busy giving time or resources that you have that you forget about yourself. In today's world money is everything so in a way that giving heart worries about money, which is never good. With a giving heart, you just want to give and give no matter your own life or how you are like at living life.
I have been guilty of giving my time too much and learned how to deal with that. Now I think God is trying to teach me to receive from others the resources that they give me. What is the most important earthly thing then money? When you have to learn to receive money from someone, then at least for me, I can receive anything. When you look at it, too, money and love can, kind of, go on the same page.
While I am learning to receive money, since I am low on it, God is showing me the way to receive His Love and others' love and things. We have been talking a lot about marriage and singleness at church lately and for some reason the word "receiving" is being the word in my life with it. That word is a word we need to learn in both situation. I honestly think that every women needs to learn the real meaning of refieve. Our role in life and marriage is to be the giving and nurturing one and of course there is nothing wrong with that. There are times in life where we run out of all that energy to give that we need to receive for a little bit too. We so easily forget that because it isn't in our nature to do. We give love to those around us. Receiving can look hard to us and believe it or not make us look weak.
Love one another warmly as Christian brothers and sisters, and be eager to show respect for one another. Work hard and do not be lazy. Serve the lord with a heart full of devotion.
John 1:16New Living Translation (NLT)
16 From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another.
Is this what I need to learn now? Is receive? Receiving is a really hard thing for me to do especially since I have a giving heart. That is the nice way to look at it and say it. I am also stubborn too but that is not the point of this entry. I would not just say I have a giving heart but a mission heart too when you really get down to it. This kind of heart can be so tiring if you don't be careful with it. Is there something for me to receive from some people? Missions? Love? Confidence? Hope?
I picked out a couple of verse. One has the word "receive" in it and the other one tells how to receive things back. It tells us what to give and it isn't all that hard but sometimes being humans we can make it into more then it needs to be, especially in this material world.
You can get so busy giving time or resources that you have that you forget about yourself. In today's world money is everything so in a way that giving heart worries about money, which is never good. With a giving heart, you just want to give and give no matter your own life or how you are like at living life.
I have been guilty of giving my time too much and learned how to deal with that. Now I think God is trying to teach me to receive from others the resources that they give me. What is the most important earthly thing then money? When you have to learn to receive money from someone, then at least for me, I can receive anything. When you look at it, too, money and love can, kind of, go on the same page.
While I am learning to receive money, since I am low on it, God is showing me the way to receive His Love and others' love and things. We have been talking a lot about marriage and singleness at church lately and for some reason the word "receiving" is being the word in my life with it. That word is a word we need to learn in both situation. I honestly think that every women needs to learn the real meaning of refieve. Our role in life and marriage is to be the giving and nurturing one and of course there is nothing wrong with that. There are times in life where we run out of all that energy to give that we need to receive for a little bit too. We so easily forget that because it isn't in our nature to do. We give love to those around us. Receiving can look hard to us and believe it or not make us look weak.
Men, on the other hand, is the other way around I think. They are made to receive things but it is hard for them to give things. You can see that two ways in a daily life of a man. They receive money for their family, even if they don't like the job they are working. They receive things from the wife because she cares too much. They are the head of the household so they need to provide and receive things for everyone else. They feel important when they receive things. Therefore, they receive respect. They are always pictured as the strong people of the household so giving can look a little weak to them too.
There is a fine line between those to things but each person has to find the balance between each of them. You, at least, have to know what it feels like and how to do it. You need to give and take a little. That is one reason that a woman needs a man. We can look at Genesis and see it there too. God gave the animals to Adam so he received the animals. Yet, God saw Adam needed a helper so God gave Adam a women named Eve. Eve was there to help him and take care of him. She was there to give.
So let's learn to give an receive and maybe our lives will be a little bit easier. Don't you think so?
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