With God attitude counts more than amount.
Life Recovery Bible, page 1241
While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people putting their gifts into the collection box. Then a poor widow cam by and dropped in tow pennies. I assure you, he said, this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.
Luke 21:1-4 NLT
Share with me what the Life Recovery Bible has to say about these verses of Scripture.
God has a unique standard by which he measures giving and givers. With God, attitude counts more than amount, so Jesus praised this widow. A generous person is not one who gives conveniently and comfortably out of abundance. A generous person in Gods eyes risks all, sacrifices cheerfully, and gives without demanding attention or expecting a reward. Whether its our time, talents, or money, God wants us to turn everything in our life over to his care. One small step in giving may become one giant leap toward recovery. (Page 1241)
What a wonderful meeting we had at the prison last evening. There were around 85 men gathered together in a room and the topic we chose was sharing. Even though we had a large attendance, no one spoke out of turn, everyone was polite, no one spoke too long, everyone stayed on the topic, and there was a wonderful mood of respect for each other. The love of God seemed to flow through each heart and was the anointing oil that kept the meeting alive and interesting. Why is it that giving has greater rewards than receiving? I can acquire material possessions in my life, but unless I share them with someone, they just sit there. As I continue to study and grow, I see where the lessons that Jesus taught were not necessarily meant to be taken into solitude, and kept there. You could have the whole Word of God memorized and have powerful faith, but if you spent your whole life in a cave and never saw anyone else, what good would it do other than provide for your own salvation? Jesus was about sharing. Church is about sharing. Alcoholics Anonymous is about sharing. You dont have to go very far into the preamble of AA before you hear about sharing. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. If God is in it, it is meant to be shared. Oh, solitude is wonderful and refreshing, but we need to share our experience and what we learned. To keep what youve got, youve got to give it away. A paradox in receiving and enjoying what God has done for us that we could not do for ourselves ..JRE
We have tried in all manner of ways to help ourselves. But not until we begin to help other people do we get full relief. It is an axiom that the AA program has to be given away in order to be kept. A river flows into the Dead Sea and stops. A river flows into a clear pool and flows out again. We get and then we give. If we do not give, we do not keep.
HAZELDEN .Twenty-Four Hours A day
Life Recovery Bible, page 1241
While Jesus was in the Temple, he watched the rich people putting their gifts into the collection box. Then a poor widow cam by and dropped in tow pennies. I assure you, he said, this poor widow has given more than all the rest of them. For they have given a tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as she is, has given everything she has.
Luke 21:1-4 NLT
Share with me what the Life Recovery Bible has to say about these verses of Scripture.
God has a unique standard by which he measures giving and givers. With God, attitude counts more than amount, so Jesus praised this widow. A generous person is not one who gives conveniently and comfortably out of abundance. A generous person in Gods eyes risks all, sacrifices cheerfully, and gives without demanding attention or expecting a reward. Whether its our time, talents, or money, God wants us to turn everything in our life over to his care. One small step in giving may become one giant leap toward recovery. (Page 1241)
What a wonderful meeting we had at the prison last evening. There were around 85 men gathered together in a room and the topic we chose was sharing. Even though we had a large attendance, no one spoke out of turn, everyone was polite, no one spoke too long, everyone stayed on the topic, and there was a wonderful mood of respect for each other. The love of God seemed to flow through each heart and was the anointing oil that kept the meeting alive and interesting. Why is it that giving has greater rewards than receiving? I can acquire material possessions in my life, but unless I share them with someone, they just sit there. As I continue to study and grow, I see where the lessons that Jesus taught were not necessarily meant to be taken into solitude, and kept there. You could have the whole Word of God memorized and have powerful faith, but if you spent your whole life in a cave and never saw anyone else, what good would it do other than provide for your own salvation? Jesus was about sharing. Church is about sharing. Alcoholics Anonymous is about sharing. You dont have to go very far into the preamble of AA before you hear about sharing. Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other, that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. If God is in it, it is meant to be shared. Oh, solitude is wonderful and refreshing, but we need to share our experience and what we learned. To keep what youve got, youve got to give it away. A paradox in receiving and enjoying what God has done for us that we could not do for ourselves ..JRE
We have tried in all manner of ways to help ourselves. But not until we begin to help other people do we get full relief. It is an axiom that the AA program has to be given away in order to be kept. A river flows into the Dead Sea and stops. A river flows into a clear pool and flows out again. We get and then we give. If we do not give, we do not keep.
HAZELDEN .Twenty-Four Hours A day
