Give

It is a spiritual truth that what you give comes back to you. Many of us remember the saying from the Bible, “as you give, so shall you receive.” We may also sing songs in church like, “Give yourself to love, if love is what you’re after.”

This Universal Truth often doesn’t make sense at an intellectual level. It seems contradictory that if we would like more of something, that we should give it away. For example if we would like more financial abundance, we must give away some money. (All the books I have read and studied talk about tithing 10%). If we would like to have more love in our life, we should give more love to others. But, how can we give money away when we don’t have that much to give? How can we give love away when we don’t feel like we have any love?

This is a question I, too, have asked myself. To me, the answer lies in the conceptual process. When I give it means I am coming from a place of fullness. When I give money, my mind knows that I have the money to give. When I give love, I know that I have love to give.

It is about Faith. The Bible talks about Faith in great detail. “That each and every one of us should have the faith of a mustard seed,” it says. Every time in my life when I have given money even when I really didn’t feel I had any to give, the Universe has compensated me. If I am clinging desperately to my money feeling I don’t have enough to give, than I don’t and my situation gets worse. When I give, even when I don’t think I have a lot to give, my subconscious mind says that I have enough to give and like I talked about earlier, what you believe becomes your reality.

In the book The Twelve Conditions of a Miracle, Dr. Michael Abrams talks about circulation and says that money, like life, must be constantly circulating or flowing. There are many ways you can give, not just financially. In Stretton Smith’s 4T Prosperity program, he says that there are three things you can “tithe” or give and they are:

• Time
• Treasure
• Talent

Again, most spiritual books I have read say that a 10% financial tithe from your income is an appropriate amount. To me, it doesn’t matter the amount, just that it is consistent and regular. Although sometimes I may not give as much financially, I volunteer my time and talent for appropriate causes. Lately though, I have been feeling like more money is going out than is coming in. I have been feeling fearful of not having money. I know that now is when I need to tithe most. I am re-committing to tithe regularly. Some resources that address the concept of tithing are:

- The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason
- Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill
- Idea Tithing by Mark Victor Hansen
- Working with the Law by Raymond Holliwell
- 4T Prosperity Program by Stretton Smith

Speaking on the concept of giving, I have noticed that one of the most important things you can give to someone is an acknowledgement of how special they are in your life. I have tried to send “Thank You” cards to the hosts of all of my book signing events, etc. You would be amazed how many of them tell me that I was the first person that ever thanked or acknowledged them for what they did.

Or what about a co-worker who always goes the extra mile? Have you acknowledged them in a while? What about the friend who has stood by you during all your up’s and down’s? Have you thanked him or her lately? What about the person that inspired you to do something you wouldn’t normally do? Did you thank him or her? What about acknowledging that stranger who smiled at you on the street?

In summary, take a look at your life and what you feel like you are “lacking” and give to others whatever it is that you feel you yourself lack.

© Lisa Hepner
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