Part of the puzzle

A small part of the puzzle is becoming a giver. It has been said far too often in Church and knitting circles alike. "We have far too many consumers and not enough producers!" I agree. In fact, the whole of our society trains us to become consumers. Burger King will give it to you "your way". Have you wondered why the economy is shot. Too many people jumped on the have it now, and pay for it later bandwagon.

Jesus modeled for us however a giver mentality. One of the most stirring pictures of this in scripture is when He withdrew to be by himself after the death of John the Baptist. However, the crowd followed and Jesus had compassion on them and modeled producing.

One of the ironic twists is that the more you give and model giving, the more those around you begin to give back to you. It's a scary thing what can happen in the lives of those who give!

I recently roofed my parents house. I wanted to give a portion back for all that Dad and my Mother have done for me. Of course, I just couldn't get away from there withough my Dad giving me his old truck as he had bought another recently.

Just a brief note to encourage you all to give......