1 Peter 4:10 10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms.
Every one of us have talents unique from one another. To fulfill the duties of being created in Gods Image, we need to try and find how these talents can be useful to help others. This is what is talked about in Malachi 3:10 when it speaks of tithing, Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
Most believe this to involve only money, but during these times value was in what was produced. Value is in the talents we use to produce. If you have no money to give then volunteer your time and use your talents to help others. Don't believe you'll receive a blessing? Do it from the heart and watch the blessings begin to flow. It may not be the blessings you are expecting, but if you pay attention, they'll be the blessings you need.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
What I treasure
Luke 12:33-34 33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
This passage of scripture shocked me when I first read it. The things I have worked hard for I am directed in this scripture to give away to the poor? To look deeper into this I discovered that mentally I have to become aware of what I categorize as a treasure or treasures. To treasure something is to add value to it. Adding value to something takes me mentally to the protecting it from harm. My house, cars, and material possessions can easily be taken away and if I focus my being on these things then it can alter my psychological state. It can alter how I TREAT PEOPLE IF I FEEL THE POSSIBILTY OF THEM HARMING MY POSSESSIONS.
Taking this into prospective I must learn to first understand that my mental should be on storing things that can help be progress in life, not just possessing things. Focus on things that will evolve my life and the people around me as well. It also does not mean that I have to exhaust my energy with helping others but build myself up to have the ability to help others. Therefore achieving the ability to also maintain a lifestyle that can build and maintain my self actualization of needs.
Heaven is a promise to us after we leave this life but how we live this life will dictate the fulfillment of that promise. We all have to live for the here and now, while building up for tomorrow. Learning how to remove all the distractions and focusing on successful goals can help us improve the life we all live. If each person were to build upon the examples of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, we'll find out that it's me that needs to change and that change can change the world. That change can enlighten the world as a whole and help me, as an individual, live a comfortable and fulfilling life.
This passage of scripture shocked me when I first read it. The things I have worked hard for I am directed in this scripture to give away to the poor? To look deeper into this I discovered that mentally I have to become aware of what I categorize as a treasure or treasures. To treasure something is to add value to it. Adding value to something takes me mentally to the protecting it from harm. My house, cars, and material possessions can easily be taken away and if I focus my being on these things then it can alter my psychological state. It can alter how I TREAT PEOPLE IF I FEEL THE POSSIBILTY OF THEM HARMING MY POSSESSIONS.
Taking this into prospective I must learn to first understand that my mental should be on storing things that can help be progress in life, not just possessing things. Focus on things that will evolve my life and the people around me as well. It also does not mean that I have to exhaust my energy with helping others but build myself up to have the ability to help others. Therefore achieving the ability to also maintain a lifestyle that can build and maintain my self actualization of needs.
Heaven is a promise to us after we leave this life but how we live this life will dictate the fulfillment of that promise. We all have to live for the here and now, while building up for tomorrow. Learning how to remove all the distractions and focusing on successful goals can help us improve the life we all live. If each person were to build upon the examples of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, we'll find out that it's me that needs to change and that change can change the world. That change can enlighten the world as a whole and help me, as an individual, live a comfortable and fulfilling life.
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