Sunday, April 12, 2009

STEALING


Dear One,
When I told men not to steal I wasn't only talking about stealing their possessions.
Think often about how many times you steal a man's personal self esteem through ignoring his presence.
Think often how many times you steal a person's joy by sowing strife in his life.
Think often how many times you steal a person's peace through angry words and injurious deeds.
Think often how many times you steal a person's confidence through verbal abuse.
Think often how many times you steal a person's self worth through criticism.
Think often how many times you steal a person's secure future by wounding his spirit.
When you think about stealing do you only think about stealing possessions?
When I told men to give to others I wasn't only talking about giving money and goods.
Think often about giving dignity to others through acceptance and recognition of them.
Think often about giving a good self image to others through praise and compliments.
Think often about giving joy to others through being delighted with their presence in your life.
Think often about giving peace to others through compromising with them over conflicting theologies, philosophies and doctrines and respecting their ideas.
Think often about giving confidence to others by admiring their positive attributes.
Think often about giving validation to others by letting them know they are valuable.
Think often about giving a secure future to others by enforcing their dignity, self worth, confidence, peace and joy.
That's the difference in the old covenant of the law and the new covenant of the Spirit. I asked My children in the new covenant to give things that are intangible to the flesh but tangible to the emotions and the spirit.
To give a compliment is often harder than giving money.
Feed My sheep with kind words of recognition, praise, dignity, acceptance, respect and peace. Then you will be sowing My Kingdom into the earth.
Love, God
Luke 6:27-37; Ephesians 4:32
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