SUNDAYS WITH JOYCE

WORD FOR TODAY

Charitable Attitude
1. Be clothed with love Colossians 3:14 And above all these things, put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness
2. Disregard people's faults Proverbs 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter seperateth very friends
3. Do everything with love 1 Corinthians 16:14 Let all your things be done with charity.
4. Forgive those who sin against you Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly father will also forgive you
5. Stop judging others Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
6. Make allowances for people's faults Colossians 3:13
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a
quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye








Remembering Selflessness


Opportunities
to share your resources with those less fortunate will likely present
themselves to you today, allowing you to satisfy any charitable
impulses that come over you. Yet even as you sacrifice your time,
energy, or money to improve the lot of others, you may nonetheless feel
dissatisfied with your contribution. You can be certain that the
assistance you give others is both sufficient and well-received today
by simply performing each charitable act in a selfless state of mind.
Since your focus is then fixed on the objects of your compassion, you
will likely enjoy more intense feelings of interconnectivity with those
on the receiving end of your generous gifts.

The charitable acts
we perform often bring us a deeper sense of satisfaction when we adopt
a mind-set of selflessness while carrying them out. This is because
when we are focused on the welfare of others, we build a karmic account
or reputation of generosity for ourselves and naturally devote more of
our energy and dedication to the philanthropic tasks at hand. We are
more apt to make sacrifices that benefit the objects of our concern as
we have no motive that overshadows our simple desire to be of help to
those in need. Whether we are regarded as kind or compassionate is less
important to us than actually being able to perform kind and
compassionate acts. The selflessness with which you give others aid and
support today will ensure that you are able to do the most good with
the resources available to you.

What do you think?