It's snowing here in Oklahoma ~~shiver~~
so I will just stay cuddled up with my
friend who looks like a snowbank!
Oh my goodness. Is that an American Eskimo? I love this picture even as I’m tearing up looking at it. We lived overseas for a long time, and in coming home our youngest said he wanted a dog. That wonderful dog was with us until last November—a loyal Eskie, faithful companion to the end at 15 1/2 years. Thank you for posting this.
The practice of tipping is commonly accepted in many countries. But I wonder: Has this courtesy influenced our attitude toward giving money to the church?
Many Christians regard their financial giving as little more than a goodwill gesture to God for the service He has rendered us. They think that as long as they have given their tithe to God, the rest is theirs to handle as they please. But the Christian life is about so much more than money!
The Bible tells us that our Creator owns “the cattle on a thousand hills” (Ps. 50:10). “The world is Mine,” God says, “and all its fullness” (v.12). Everything comes from Him, and everything we have belongs to Him. God has not only given us every material thing we have, He has also given us His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, who provides our very salvation.
Paul used the Macedonian Christians as an illustration of what our giving should look like in the light of God’s incredible generosity toward us. The Macedonians, who were in “deep poverty,” gave with “liberality” (2 Cor. 8:2). But “they first gave themselves to the Lord” (v.5).
God the Creator of the universe does not need anything from us. He doesn’t want a tip. He wants us!
Good Morning LUV W... that is one precious photo! Wouldn’t mind one of those dogs and the kitty too!!
Polly
OH, LUV..That is so sweet!
Stay warm! it’s cold here...wind has made me go see what the noise is..Hope you thaw by tomorrow!
What a sweet picture, Luv! We used to have a Samoyed - she was a wonderful dog. PTL or Petal was her name. (You know what PTL stands for.)
I love that pretty white dog and little kitty. I use that graphic occasionally because its so sweet!
I was glad to know you are in Oklahoma. For some reason I thought you lived in Texas! Is the snow unusual for this time of year?
