"If someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles." (Matthew 5:41)
I remembered when I first came to this church, it was much easier to do the second miles back then. I think it was because everybody was doing it in the fellowship. Most people would do more than what it is asked for or demanded, and with joy and grace. I found that I am losing it. Actually, I lost it long time ago. "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20:35) I am too familiar with this phrase, just not familiar with doing it. Its easy to serve close friends, but not so much to others. If my friend ask me to help decorate their wedding. I will try and give it all my best or even do more than what they asked for. But I don't know if I would do it to someone who is not as close to me. I didn't serve to receive rewards or whatever. But sometimes it feels that a lot of people are taking it for granted. It gets very discouraging. I might think they don't deserve it. But then I realize the problem is me, I am losing love. God please fill me with you love once again.
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我凡事給你們作榜樣，叫你們知道應當這樣勞苦，扶助軟弱的人，又當記念主耶穌的話，說：『施比受更為有福。』[徒 20:35]
施＝給予；受＝得著；施予的可以是財物或是幫助。
為何給予人的反而比得著的人更加有福呢？ 我想關鍵在於何為【有福】。
如果有福是指物質擁有的多寡，這句話必然不正確。但若果有福是指心靈的快樂與否，這句話就有意思了。
我們另有話說：「助人為快樂之本」要幫助別人，自己難免要付出，可能是物價指質、時間、勞力或精神的。
但是，得著的不一定快樂，而付出的也不一定受虧損。若付出者的心態是出於愛心的施予，盼望自己的付出能幫助他人，當他看見接受者得益處時，他也就快樂了！
接受恩惠的人不但需要得著補足，他更明白有人關懷自己，感受人間有情！
施予者捨去了物質的享受，但得著心靈的喜樂；他雖捨了今世的財物，郤得著永恆的福份！
存愛心施予人的，顯出憐憫人的高尚品格，他不但得著受惠者的感激，更討得神的喜悅！
施予者其實也有得著，只是他的得著是看不見的，存於他心靈中，現於他笑臉上 .
I'm not saying I'm not willing to give. But when most people are just keep taking and taking, the atmosphere is very discouraging for people to keep giving. The people who keep taking think its normal for people to give to them, they don't appreciate the effort, they take it for granted.
There is one word I can think of.「老奉」是一個廣東俗語，解作當別人要求你做事時，不但沒有禮貌，而且更認為這是應份的。但對於態度友善的人，我還是很樂意幫助，更會珍惜這些從不『老奉』的朋友。
I understand that sometimes it's quite discouraging to see so many people taking things for granted. However, I'll try to counter-balance that by telling myself the following: I don't want to miss the chance/privilege to help out others, especially when it may mean something to them. If you have been touched by the kind acts of some angels, you always want to do the same thing to others.
Keep up your good work!
I wonder who is making you so discouraged leh?
Hey Pete,
sometime I am agree with you, but just sometiem jsut think of ppl out their piorty in a different way! also we always say churhc is not a perfect place with perfect ppl, we are all sinners adn stupid ppl gettign together to find the right way to go!!!
Cheer up
Dee
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