Which One Are You?

Happy Blessed Wednesday Family,

Holy Spirit's been nudging me for awhile now about How WE Help (and I mean Genuinely HELP) Others..........How WE are **Representin** Our Lord Jesus when it comes to HELPING Others.

This may be either an "ouchy" or a "hi-five" message today but I ask that you take the time to REALLY search your heart for the answer to today's Post Title and to be Truly Honest with Yourself (nobody has to know but you).

I come from a Family of GIVERS......so it's in my DNA to ALWAYS reach out to HELP someone or someones (smile) in Need.  When I was a little girl, I would come home from playing with friends and see my Mother sitting at the kitchen table with someone from our church, from the neighborhood, etc. who was in Need........whether financially, emotionally, mentally, physically or spiritually. As a child, I did not fully understand the Importance of what I continued to witness at my kitchen table but as I grew into an adult and Now, I see that my Mother and Father AUTHENTICALLY and GENUINELY cared for Others......they had Loving, Compassionate, Kind and Giving Hearts towards Others.  Thank You Lord for Peggy and Adolph as my Parents!!

Anyway, You know as a child, you tend to pattern your life after your parents......so I (and I include my Brother Mark here because He's A GIVER Too ) are definitely products of our Parents...products of Parents who were Always Giving to Others.

Giving when we did not have it, Giving when it was not convenient, Giving when they did not feel like it....And Most Importantly Giving NOT to be recognized, Giving NOT to be applauded, Giving NOT to be in the lime light, Giving NOT to out do other folks who were giving, Giving NOT to boost their own egos and puff themselves up....Giving NOT so they could tell other folks how wonderful they were......but GIVING out of Pure, Compassionate LOVE for Others!!

Oh Yeah. Talk about "hands on training"!! Mark and I grew up in a home where we learned GIVING could be anything from your Time, Money, a Listening Ear, Clothes, Furniture, School Supplies, Household Needs, Golf Equipment (My Father was a HUGE Golfer)....to whateva the Lord put on your Heart to HELP and DO! No Matter what the Need, if God puts it on your Heart, YOU are to be His Hands and Feet.  YOU are to be His Vessel to HELP Others. Holy Spirit FYI......**Sometimes Our Heavenly Father is TESTING Us to see our True Heart for Others**.

And, Most Importantly, we learned that Giving & Helping Others, Does Not Have An Expiration Date.  Oh Yeah! Gotta say that again........GIVING & HELPING OTHERS DOES NOT HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE!  That means you don't get tired and turn your back on folks, that means you don't start talking about those you are Helping, that means you continue to Help Others no matter how foolish you may look, that means you continue to be Obedient to God when He places someone or someones in your path who need Help, that means you don't STOP until the Lord gives you the STOP SIGN.

Real Talk/Covers Off Time: Loves, over the last couple years, Our Lord's had Mona in His PhD Class on GIVING!! He's been Teaching and Training Me on what it TRULY means to be His Genuine & Authentic GIVER....the one HE's chosen to use/work thru to GIVE His Love and Compassion to those who are hurting, to those who are unhappy, to those who live their lives with masks on, to those who are suffering, to those who are empty inside, to those who need God's Healing Touch and Love, to those who are angry and bitter, to those who are being victimized.

And Whewee!!  As a result, He's placed me.....had me in situations where Giving has been inconvenient, Giving has been difficult, Giving has been humbling, Giving has been embarrassing, Giving has required Me to lean on Him 24/7 for Every Single Ounce of Energy and Sanity, Giving has been a Mighty Sacrifice, Giving has not been on Mona's Life Plan Timeline (smile).....where being His chosen Vessel to GIVE and HELP Others has Not Been Fun.....and Only by the Grace and Love of God have I made it! Have I graduated, with **HONORS**, from Our Lord's PhD Class on GIVING!! And looking back over the last two years........WOW! Has Mona Changed for the Better and learned, not only how to be a Better Giver, but how to be a Better Receiver when I'm in Need! Hallelujah!

Family, as I noted up top when we began our time together today, Holy Spirit's been nudging me on How WE Genuinely HELP Others..........How WE are Authentically **Representin** Jesus when it comes to HELPING Others.....How WE are Truly GIVING of Ourselves to Others (without Expiration Dates or Expectations of Return). Pure GIVING makes You Humble......God-orchestrated GIVING MAKES YOU HUMBLE (not arrogant or self-righteous)!!

And this morning, He plops this Scripture into my lap as Confirmation for Us, on what we should be doing as we walk out this thing called life as His GIVERS.........as His HELPERS.....

In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attached by robbers.  They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.  A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.  But a Samaritan, as he tr
aveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.  Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.  The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper.  'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'

"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers"?

The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." 

Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise." (Luke 10:30-37, NIV)

Family, to bring this Bible Scripture into Real Time, into 2016, we can see that We as a People (and sadly some church folks y'all) are still operating in the same kind of selfish foolishness when it comes to being His Genuine GIVERS.....His Authentic HELPERS. But Thank God for the Good Samaritan who stepped up to the plate (not to boost his own ego, not to belittle the one in need, not for the accolades of others) but who Obediently and Unselfishly stepped up to the plate to HELP!!

Loves, as we close out our time together today, just want to take a moment to Thank YOU for ALWAYS stopping by on Wednesday to read and digest what "thus saith the Lord".  I sooo Treasure our Time together and Love you ALL much much!

As we come full-circle with today's Message.......leaving You with the question that serves as today's Post Title (and, again, be Truly Honest with Yourself!)......Which One Are You? 

Oh YEAH!!!!!! Here's what the Good Samaritan in the Bible looks like **TODAY**........

Thank You Jesus!! BLESS them Both Lord!! 

"I'm sure that won't happen to you, friends.  I have better things in mind for you - salvation things!  God doesn't miss anything.  He knows perfectly well all the love you've shown him by helping needy Christians, and that you keep at it.  And now I want each of you to extend that same intensity toward a full-bodied hope, and keep at it till the finish. Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them." (Hebrews 6:10, MSG).  Shout Out Beautiful Monica!!!! This is YOU!

Mets Gushing Moment:
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I AM SO AT PEACE!!

Continued Success & Blessings!