In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give;
life can be rich only with such realization.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
Wow, did this message ever hit home for me tonight! It's been awesome to see His provision through the last few months. The expenses of this trip have been on my mind alot, and I've often let it take over too much of my thoughts. I know He is in control, and it has been a challenge realizing that. It is said, "It is better to give than to receive." Maybe that is because we never can truly grasp the concept of how much we have been given already and how much others give to us daily. Sometimes the impact of one's gift lasts for years. Often I have forgotten how precious each individual life is. This realization brings with it a responsibility to use our precious gift of life to help and benefit others.
life can be rich only with such realization.
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison
Wow, did this message ever hit home for me tonight! It's been awesome to see His provision through the last few months. The expenses of this trip have been on my mind alot, and I've often let it take over too much of my thoughts. I know He is in control, and it has been a challenge realizing that. It is said, "It is better to give than to receive." Maybe that is because we never can truly grasp the concept of how much we have been given already and how much others give to us daily. Sometimes the impact of one's gift lasts for years. Often I have forgotten how precious each individual life is. This realization brings with it a responsibility to use our precious gift of life to help and benefit others.
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