The Gift of Giving: How Helping Others Enriches Your Own Life

I like to help other people.  Joyce Meyer's Wake Up to the Word devotional defines help as

"To aid; to assist; to lend strength or means toward effecting a purpose."

Help can be given in so many ways.  I follow Joyce Meyer on Instagram and her Hand of Hope program is actively assisting those impacted by Hurricanes Milton and Helene.  This is an example of giving what I call "big help" which is often needed in times of natural disasters or other events. Do not be discouraged if "big help" is beyond your reach!

There are so many ways that we can help each other and help doesn't have to be financial.  I mentioned in a previous post that I am a recovering alcoholic and a way we help each other is through sponsorship.  I sponsored someone once and I had to end that sponsorship because it was not a good fit.  I have not sponsored anyone since but my sponsor is encouraging me to put myself out there again.

At the gym, we regularly each other especially when workouts call for a lot of equipment.  Many hands make light work so we help each other clean up.  Have you held the door open for someone when walking in or out of a restaurant or a store?  If so, you helped someone?  Have you picked up a wrapper or cup and put it into a trashcan?  I've done this a lot even though it wasn't my trash.

Prayer is another way we can help each other.  I've been praying for friends of mine in Florida impacted by the recent hurricanes.  My husband Jon & I just learned that a friend of ours is in the hospital with a high fever and possible sepsis so we're actively praying for him.  Every morning, I start my day with scripture study and prayer.  I prayed for my husband and some work projects that have gone off track. I pray for my son and his fiancée that they be safe as they travel for work and school. While you might tell someone you're praying for them, you don't always have to tell someone you're praying for them. 

Finally, to my blog readers, my hope is that you find encouragement through my writing. If something I write helps someone, that is better than any money I might have earned if I had succeeded in monetizing my blog.

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