Lately I’ve been thinking about Mr. Rogers. Yes, THE Mr. Rogers. With his gentle voice, soft demeanor, his sweaters and puppets, he drew us all into his imaginary world.
He taught lessons on kindness and made us all hope to become better people. He once said:
“The real issue in life is not how many blessings we have, but what we do with our blessings. Some people have many blessings and hoard them. Some have few and give everything away.”
Hoarding, according to dictionary.com, is “to accumulate in a carefully guarded place for future use”.ĆĀ But you probably already knew the definition. Even on television, you will find a number of programs about hoarding and hoarders.
They tend to have more than they know what to do with. They cannot even use it all for themselves. The piles become more of a problem than a blessing. If anything, the stuff is suffocating the life right out of them as it overwhelms them.
On the flip side, you will never find a more joyous person than a generous person. They give without holding back. No regrets. The only thought they have is to bless others. To ease discomfort. To bring a smile to someone’s face. The giving itself becomes the blessing to them.
Here’s the thing about generosity …
“Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full – pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” (Luke 6:38, NLT)
The more mercy you give, the more mercy you’ll receive.
The more love you pour out, the more love that is returned.
The more you offer forgiveness, the more you will be forgiven.
Perhaps it is time we not be stingy. I’m thinking it may be time to back a big old dump truck in and bless someone with a whole lot of mercy and goodness and love. For the bottom line to all of this truly is –
You will never be able to out give our God.
No way.
No how.
I dare you to try!
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No way. No how. Absolutely.
š And I don’t think we remember this often enough.
I loved Mr. Rogers! It’s so true that we can’t out give God. Love this!
And if we would remember this everyday, our hands would certainly be gripping less š Ahh that Mr. Rogers – he sure was wise at times!
I love Mr. Rogers too! He lived in the hometown that I lived in…Winter Park, FL. He was definitely a dear man. Do you know the new show Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood on PBS is modeled after his beloved show “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.” Our kids watch from time to time…it is a great show! I did a blog post before about Mr. Rogers too…it’s been awhile. I’m hopping over from Holley’s page. Thanks for sharing the morning Word with me. It is true…we cannot out give God, but it pleases Him when we give for sure.
How cool you both lived in the same town! I did not know that about Daniel Tiger. I am going to need to check that out for my granddaughters š Thank you for stopping here!
Aww seeing his smiling face made me smile! What a great lesson on giving!
He taught some wonderful lessons in the gentlest of ways. May you keep smiling all week!
I don’t know much about Mr. Rogers to be honest, but he was right and on point! Giving to people who doesn’t have and needy… Generosity is surely a gift from God in which we give to others. Share the love, share what you have! Thank God!!
I am so glad the post spoke to you even though you don’t know who Mr. Rogers is. May we share & bless others all of our days!