Okay so the meaning behind part one, is that when you do things not only for yourself, other's should be first.. when you do stuff for them they SEE this amazing love and affection that someone cares for them, or if you do anything nice and knowing it's good you feel good to see that person smile.
That right there is they way that people get lead to Christ,
You being that role-model in their life their gonna wonder.. hey! .. that person is awesome, why are they awesome? because they are allowing Jesus to work through them! That's GOD'S LOVE it's God's plans it's everything! Then when people start asking you about youth, or talk to you about maybe their circumstance in life then you can be there to listen because you have showed you care for them and now their going to open up to you.
See God never fails you, and when you do things for him.. it means he's loving on you because your loving him. The whole one for one thing with Toms, you buy a pair of their shoes, and not only do you get a pair but some child in a third world country get's a pair because YOU cared, YOU took the initiative to do something that would help out someone else. God wants you to do that if it's helping someone or maybe giving someone that doesn't have much somethng that you don't need.
I did something like that once gave away something pretty big for someone that needed something, and I am going to tell you it was the coolest thing ever. I was at Braeside Camp in Paris Ontario and the pastor that was speaking at the time was talking about giving, yes giving. Now when offering's are asked and stuff yes I gave a fair bit for the Church and stuff and I was glad I was doing that but that night at Family Camp it felt like something was bugging me to give more then that a certain amount.
So I thought about it but I thought it was just me just going to give money and be like yeah ! God told me too.. when I actually wasn't sure so I just ignored it. Then.. I don't know how to explain it.. but God told me to give a certain amount of money to a friend that was in need.
So what I did (& I have never done anything like this before so I was like okay I know this is right to do)
So I ended up getting someone to drive me to the nearest bank, came back and gave the money to the Pastor and honestly it felt great. I didn't want to take it back I wasn't like "Oh man," I felt relieved. That right there, (I didn't notice it at the time but) at that moment I ended up having God's peace in my mind and soul not to worry because God never fails us. He always gives back when we give. So that next day I was still at camp.. and I was waiting for my money to come back the EXACT amount I had given. Nothing. So I stopped worrying and when I came back home two days after I had received and e-mail from someone and I was selling something on Kijiji at the time and it was the EXACT same amount that I had given that night at camp. I was writing the person and I said sorry I am looking for this much". . then I realized God gave back! & I was sooooo excited and it was the coolest thing ever, you know
God's Love Never Fails.
Keep loving.
A
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