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Subject: Cash Money Dough Flo

Author:
Shrieve

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Date Posted: 06:08:22 04/11/02 Thu

Giving is a good thing. In the few times that I have given extra I feel great right after doing it. I don't think that these are feelings that are necessarily good though. They can come back to bite me. It can cause me to feel like I've done something that merits me God's blessing within the next couple of days. For example, "thanks a lot Doug for your gift you don't know how it helped." "Boy Doug you sure are great, thanks for giving me your time yesterday or for the money to help. . .it came just in time." I have given hoping that I recieve some kind of instant credit internally, thus making me feel like a million bucks when I only gave fifty.

Just before Caroline and I got married I was given an evelope by my dad. He told me that it was from a Christian man who is a friend of mine in Muncie. Caroline and I opened it up and there was a supply of money in it! We couldn't believe it! What was more amazing, there was no signed name noting the giver.

Matthew 6:3 "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret." In secret with who? I believe Christ is saying in secret with yourself. It is to easy to have pride when giving. If it is a secret from your self. Then you expect no gain.

As far as the reward, God tells us later in Matt. and in other passages that we will be blessed. Who cares when it comes then. If in secret our mind will not allow to dwell upon questioning when or how our blessing will come. Let me know what you guys think.

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