GIVING
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GIVING: A SECRET WEAPON
He who gives thanks for yesterday’s gift; is sure to get another one. This is the concept to live by.
Most of us find it difficult to give because we believe that we are doing God a favour when we give our tithe, offering or even in our special offering.
Our belief is that we are giving him out of the sweat of our labour; but we fail to realize that the labour would be in vain if the Lord does not bless us.
In Malachi 3:8; God tells His children that they have robbed him by taking for themselves what belongs to him.
We do this often in our tithes and offerings, basically because we do not understand that like in every business partnership each partner should get what rightfully belongs to them.
In our lives we partner with God in our businesses and at our places of work; it is a 90% - 10% partnership where God, our maker takes the smallest share and we take the largest.
Therefore, when you refuse to give to your business partner what is His then we become thieves that steal from God.
We should also not find it difficult to give our offering or tithes because if we don’t then sin is at our door asking for the opportunity to come in.
Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7
Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Luke 6:38
The only way to receive from God is to understand that when you pray to ask from Him you have signed a binding contract that requires that as a partner in your business, employment, or family He deserves His own share that is His alone.
So let us rethink the way we view God and the grace He has given to us; so that we do not lose out the next time he needs a partner to work with.
For as it is in the secular world; where you lose out on another opportunity if you do not properly disburse to the owners their share of the contract, so it is with God
May the Lord help us to be better partners with Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Campbell Toyin
November 2008
PLEASE THE IDEA IS TO UNDERSTAND THIS AND TO PASS IT ROUND THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS. GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU DO SO. AMEN. -
i thought you were going to say if i don't pass it on to seven people it will give me bad luck i for change things here for you, thank God say you just want us to read alone...........
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bad luck? wetin be that? how person go get bad luck from reading and not passing on!
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I understand what jonneybrains means. I hate religious blackmail too. But that is not what adogain was pushing for.
@adogain
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GOD HELP US ALL
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Giving is not limited to tangible things..... it is always expedient to give what you expect to receive, you can only receive when some one is ready to give, If no more giver there will be no more receiver. It is not a religious thing but a valid life principles.
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bless your giving heart, felix.
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bless my heart abeg....
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no my heart
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guy you're heartless!.... <!-- s8) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_cool.gif" alt="
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@ fola
bless your heart
@ john
bless your heart
no contest you are both blessed -
Its pretty good to give because blessed is he that giveth than he that taketh, i never knew we have such an evangelist in the house, but take it easy wit ur blessing. kudos to evangelist Adogain,
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yikes! abeg post like that na 4 senior people.!!!!!!!
actually i write as an hobby. i'll post another one soon -
I'm waiting anxiously
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ok here goes!!!!!!!!!!
TRUST, DEPENDING, RELYING; THE CARDINAL RULE TO SAFETY.
The whole process of salvation is about letting go of our hold on life as we see it and putting all our trust and hope in just one person.
Depending and relying on him alone to be the source of all that makes us a child of God; or shall we say a believer?
The process of salvation is knowing that the road ahead is bumpy and possibly seems to lead to nowhere yet we consciously hand over the driving to someone else while we pray that he knows what he is doing.
It is a conscious effort to not worry about the things that normally should drive us crazy.
Since as man we have the freewill to choose our path; to those that do not understand, trusting in one that you can’t see becomes a thing of amazement.
But then what can be more wonderful than putting your life in the care of the only one that gave His own life in exchange for yours?
Man has failed man in so many ways that the idea of depending on one you can’t see becomes an issue only sorted out by trust that goes beyond the physical.
Therefore the saving of the soul is not by confessing your sin, every sinner can do that. Neither is it by praying, even the heathen do this.
But ultimately; it is about letting go of your fears that no one can do for you what you can’t even begin to imagine.
Let us put our fears aside and give Him that died and overcame the powers of death the opportunity to do same for us.
Trusting is just putting your hand in His, closing your eyes and walking over that precipice.
Remember always, His hands are sure; he won’t let you fall.
When peter saw Jesus walking on water all he said was,” if it is you, tell me to come to you”, and he alone because of his trust was able to walk on water.
Forget that it is water; He that called you to come will not let you sink.
Just take that first step. It is the most difficult and most important. But then it is also the easiest.
Toyin Campbell
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Evangelist u want to kill us with note abi composition or sermon.HABA
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which 1 is it? note, composition or sermon? make up ur mind and chose 1.
what do u think anyway? -
Na u go tell us which one e be.
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adogain you dey make me fear now?................. <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_sad.gif" alt="
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wetin dey make u fear? u do somtin wey require fear? abeg liv dt side.
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which side your side.......u know now
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U people should sort yourselves out
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you jealous
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for where?
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for here now! where else? <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt="
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ok i will write a love letter........i think i get something for you
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Please write oooo, i need am no be small.
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abeg whoever u write to my own be say make i read am.
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gals and gossip una like am too much you wan read another person love letter what if jazz dey inside na so e go catch una two abi?
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Adogain ur not needed in this issue, abeg no spoil show 4 me.
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not to worry i am washing my hands o!
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well i must say you gals want me that bad then let's do it for real that i mean let's write this thing and let's see if you no go trip for me...............
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laffing! <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
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carry go, nothing do u.
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nothing mega
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yes ooooo, we r together.
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u are on ur own. i don resign
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Before nko? u better resign fast fast cos i don't see why an evangelist like u go dey drag man wit earthly girl like me.
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from me? or from the gist?
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wait oh hope say no be satan and jesus dey fight for my soul oh..........i don repent oh abeg
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"jonneybrains" wrote:from me? or from the gist?</p></div></blockquote>
@ john
not from u but from d gist.
no worry satan no dey here -
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you ladies are fuighting for john? wonders shall never end...
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when u no dey to make am even now nko? na d available guy go share d booty. u neva no?
no worry e go soon reach ya turn -
here i am....love me!
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na by force?
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yes oh.... na by fire and by force.... wats up henriatta...<!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: --> <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt=":wink:" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->
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if u think so na by fire and thunder, im cul.
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babe... me and you should be a we oh!...wink wink...
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i full ground, nothing dey happen.
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