i wrote a post about a month ago on giving and see how God has brought me back around. i ended the first part with "well that's all my thoughts...i'm dry...it hurts to give even in the blessing" and i never imagined there would be a second part but here we are now.
my thoughts or joys come from this past weekend and the chris tomlin concert which i will write about later but this weekend i bought more things for others than i did for myself. i got a shirt, tie and underarmour shirt for myself and a shirt for J, gave my hat to S, a tie for W, and a shirt for V. And i actually felt pretty happy about it. It is quite unusual because when i go shopping i usually only think about myself. I think about getting stuff for others but never actually do it because that would mean spending money. but now here i am thinking and buying things for people. and it feels good.
i think part of the reason it feels good is because i get to beat myself up a little. J and Q commented that the tie T and i had picked out for W was really nice and at that point i had to punch myself and beat myself up so that i would not even think about keeping it for myself. i like that. discipline with a touch of violence.
but i guess i understand giving a bit more now. a bit more about "it is more blessed to give than recieve". i feel blessed to have less than to have more.
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