November 16 ~ Day 16

I am thankful that I am able and wiling to GIVE.  I love to help others, I want to be the friend that anyone knows they can call on, and I don't mind giving -- it brings me joy.  I've had people along the way lend a hand when I needed one, show up to help without being asked, and go the extra mile for me.  In return I want to pay it forward. I know I miss opportunities, I know they are probably right in front of my face, but I hope I will be unselfish when I'm needed, I hope I will always have my eyes and ears open and ready to help anytime I am able.

I am thankful for giving people and I am thankful for those selfish people in my life, it reminds me of what I don't want to be like.  It is my hope that I am a servant and they I'm doing God's will in serving others before myself each and every day.

Acts 20:35
"In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

James 2:14-17 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

Philippians 2:4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.