Bless, Give, Help, and Pray

“In all things I have shown you by example that toiling in this way we ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35, RecVer)

I have been experiencing with some people, both Christians and unbelievers alike, trying to get my help just to meet their selfish needs. The Lord has been teaching me not to be selfish nor grap anything by force nor do anything with selfish motive. The Lord has been teaching me to help and give as much as He blesses me. 

A Christian dentist I have been contacting for my father's dental treatment is a good test cae foe me. Though I requested him to consider a good discount as a Christian brother, he seems to simply stick to his own price. I dare not argue with him but decided to go ahead and somehow teach him a lesson of generosity even in professional service. So I gave him all that he asked for. Deep within himself, he was convicted that he charged more than necessary. I could sense this from his behaviour. Later, he called me at least twice to pacify his conscience by trying to offer more free check ups, perhaps, to compensate for the amount he charged for a dental work. I knew it right away from his tone of speech. Instead, I offered to pray for him at least twice now, for the prayer request he made for his wife and himself. I am more than glad to pray for his inward spiritual recovery. It's worth if he realised what he had charged was more than it should from a brother, and he further realised his need for brotherly fellowship. It's worth the price I pay to keep him in want for more fellowship and help that I could possibly render to him. I say this for his recovery into the proper church life soon. He promised to invite me to his home for fellowship. Meanwhile, I would do my best to help him in his request for his wife who recently had gone abroad for further studies. 

Another brother who I have paid for his computer services even though higher than usual, have been in touch with me. He even requested me to pray for him and his family which I did readily. He seems to have taken advantage of me being a Christian brother and began to charge a higher amount than usual. Without any question I paid him all that he asked for without bargaining a bit. I took my brother's word and paid him the full price he demanded. The rest, I left to his conscience. And I know he has been convicted. But my intention is to bless, give, help, and pray that through this, the Lord would show him what a Christian life and church life is.

Another gentile uncle has been receiving my help in his publication of books. So far I have helped him release four books. I gave my time and professional skill to help him freely. I have been doing so with the intention that he would realize I did all that for his spiritual salvation. I had tried preaching the gospel to him at least twice but as he told me he is not interest I did not press it further. Nor did I stop to help him or cut off from being in contact. I still hope, my bit to help him would touch his heart and see the love of the Lord. One day, I pray that he and his family would be saved. For the gospel, I would pay any price as the Lord graces me so.

To me as the Scriptures says, It is more blessed to give than to receive; and the greater blesses the lesser. Therefore, as the Lord graces and provides, I will bless, give, help, and pray.