I'm pleased to announce that I have bought my first pair of toms! Wooohoo! I'm part of the crew! However, I've been realizing, in myself and others, that often when people give to charities, we give to look good. It's very simple to feel that way. When we do something good, we want everyoneeee to know, right?
I think that's why we need to evaluate our hearts before we give in general. That is my, I admit, reason waited so long to get toms. I started out want them just because they're the "cool" thing to do right now. Giving is cool, don't get me wrong! I had to really take the time to appreciate the fact that I was giving some beautiful child from around the world shoes. I like nothing better than nothing that I'm helping a child. In all reality though, giving everything you own with the wrong intentions is on the same level as giving nothing.
This is something I've been learning throughout my Christian walk. I try to think of what it would feel like to open a present from someone I loved dearly and see that they don't care at all about making me happy, they only felt the need to give because everyone else was. If I gave to my Creator like that, that doesn't make me feel too good about myself.
He deserves nothing but our all constantly.
very challenging stuff Hannah. Sounds like some stuff you can put into a sermon! The kind of sermon that goes beyond an alter call.
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