Guest blog by Pastor Pam Dyck, The River Community Church, Abbotsford, BC<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pastor Pam Dyck is the author of the book Soul Restored. (pamdyck.com). She has a heart to see people set free to receive the love of God the Father, and love Him in return. Her passion comes through in her teaching, her writing, and her life. Here are some of her thoughts on giving and receiving. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Last week, I wrote my thoughts about giving. This time, I want to look at the topic of receiving -from God and others. Remember, giving and receiving are big subjects, and ones that have so often been tainted by wrong motives, or manipulation on both the giving, and the receiving, sides of it. Some of our experiences may have tainted our desire to give, or to ask for help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I believe all giving and receiving must be done by, and with, a heart full of love! It\u2019s the love that changes how we give, and love that changes how we receive! When you and I know how loved we are by God, we can see His provision in however He chooses to supply it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I believe we make better \u2018givers\u2019 if we have been on the receiving end of giving at some point in our lives, when we have had a need, and God has used our \u2018neighbour\u2019 to meet that need. It helps us know \u2018how\u2019 to give, how to act, how to speak \u2013 it helps us remember to \u2018honour\u2019 others, and not just \u2018rescue\u2019 others. Being on the receiving end WILL change how we give. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We all have needs, and sometimes God wants us to receive from our \u2018neighbour\u2019 to meet that need. But what if you or I \u2018feel silly\u2019 or awkward in this position. Perhaps even pride rises up within us, and we say \u201dno thank you\u201d to the gift being offered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, you\u2019ve robbed someone of a blessing. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n God assigned them the task of being generous. He\u2019s teaching them how to \u2018hear and obey\u2019 and your \u2018no\u2019 has now robbed them of the joy of obedience, and possibly caused them to doubt they can hear God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You and I need to be humble and have a grateful heart. We don\u2019t get to decide HOW God will answer our needs,<\/strong> He does<\/strong>! And He gets to send you answers in a way that blesses both the one giving and the one receiving! Don\u2019t be shy about voicing a need <\/strong>when you feel God tell you to. People can\u2019t read your mind! Plus God is using this situation to humble you, and train givers to see if this is their assignment. Keep all of this in mind so you don\u2019t worry about anyone feeling guilty when they hear your need! <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a great quote from writer, ambassador and socialite Elizabeth Bibesco: \u201cBlessed are those that can give without remembering and receive without forgetting.\u201d This is a good posture to have in our giving and receiving. Remember from last week\u2019s blog on giving, that 2 Corinthians 9:7 tells us to take time and make up our own minds about giving. So don\u2019t listen to the lie that says it\u2019s showing weakness or is a failure if you have to ask for help! God is training you, just like He\u2019s training the one who is to meet that need. <\/strong>Blessed are we, who give without remembering, and receive without forgetting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, let\u2019s practise both sides of this issue. Being generous, without manipulation \u2013 freely giving where God asks us to sow. Then learning to be receivers, who never forget what it was like to have a need met, so that when it is our turn to meet a need, we will do so, with honour and grace! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Part II \u2013 Receiving Guest blog by Pastor Pam Dyck, The River Community Church, Abbotsford, BC Pastor Pam Dyck is the author of the book Soul Restored. (pamdyck.com). She has a heart to see people set free to receive the love of God the Father, and love Him in return. 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Becoming better \u2018givers\u2019 by receiving<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
When we have a need<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Receiving takes humility<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Expressing a need is not showing weakness<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n