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Oct 12, 2014 Features / Columnists, Food For Thought
Helping others brings happiness, but selfishness never can. A homeless little boy stood looking into the window of a shop that sold sweets. A man came along and observed the scene, took him inside and said to the saleslady, ‘Fill a bag with every kind of sweet he wants.’ The boy couldn’t believe his luck. As he filled his mouth with sugary delights, the man who had bought the sweets asked , ‘is that good, son?’
The little boy nodded yes ‘Uh huh.’ Then the man asked, ‘Could I have some?’ Immediately the boy’s look of joy turned to fear, and clutching the bag he ran away shouting, ‘It’s Mine, Its Mine!’
Happiness doesn’t come by getting; it comes by forgetting yourself and living for others. Job, one of the richest men in his day, lost his health, his wealth, and his family. It’s hard to imagine, right? Then an amazing thing happened: ‘The Creator restored Job’s losses, when he prayed for his friends.
Job actually got back twice what he lost. How? By reaching out to others instead of dwelling on his own problems. And that principle still works today. ‘Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.’ (The Creator blesses you for one reason: to make you a blessing to others.) You’re not supposed to be a warehouse—but a clearing house. So the word for you today is: helping others brings happiness, but selfishness never can.
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Dear Creator, thank you for all that you have blessed me with . Help me not to be selfish but to find opportunities today where I can use my blessings to help others.
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