November 18
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Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.
-Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
ON GIVING FREELY
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you easily share what you have with others?
Or are you stingy to your sisters and brothers?
The Lord blesses those who give freely
He gives them favor and make them wealthy.
To those who are selfish and greedy
They lose what they have easily
Give generously and cheerfully
He expects you to serve others selflessly.
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There are many people who only think of themselves and never go out of their ways to give to someone. My mother was a very giving person. She had over 50 godchildren and they all come to see her on Christmas for gifts. That was a tradition in t.he Philippines. Most godchildren would come and kiss the hands of their godparents and they’d get gifts. This was how I learned to wrap presents because she taught me how to giftwrap properly. By the time I became an expert gift wrapper at age 9, I would be asked to stay in a room full of her gifts for almost all her godchildren, her children and all her relatives. She was almost like a Santa Claus. This was how I learned to become generous and give gifts freely. I thought all mothers were like her and I was shocked to find that only few were. The bible tells us to give freely.
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PRAYER
Lord, help me to think of others more than myself.
REFLECTION
Why do you think God blesses those who give freely and generously?
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