Relationships are great teachers; they definitely teach you about your significant other but most importantly they teach you about yourself. Recently, I took a step forward in pruning one of my biggest flaws. My handsome teacher taught me that my giving was sometimes Impure!
This really bothered me
because I thought I was an excellent giver. If anyone needed anything, I was
always there willing to help and willing to give.
He showed me that
sometimes my giving comes with conditions, and that sometimes I have ulterior
motives for giving.
As painful as it was to hear. I took it and
examined myself:
When I was a little girl,
my baby sister was afraid of the dark. I would allow her to sleep in my room
only if she paid me for my room services.
WRONG!
I firmly believe in “You
reap what you sow.” So, I often give to others because if I am ever in need I
would want someone to give to me.
WRONG!
Sometimes, I would remind
my handsome teacher what I had done for him, so that he would give me something
in return. MANIPULATIVE and …
WRONG!
Proverbs 16:2
"All the ways of a man
are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit."
This has truly taught me to check my motives in ALL
things. I am more focused on making sure that I am doing things as unto the
Lord and not for validation from man.
So,
Give without posting it on social media,
Give without wanting anything in return,
Give generously and genuinely.
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