Comments on: Weary? http://www.worthychat.com/blog/weary/ A deeper look into how Worthy Chat is run and the people who administer to Worthy Chat! Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: pradeep Wilhelm http://www.worthychat.com/blog/weary/#comment-458 pradeep Wilhelm Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:05:41 +0000 http://www.worthychat.com/blog/weary/#comment-458 Hi Jade! I am from India. It 's good to read your article. People do grow weary. When it comes to giving specially finances, people are wary and careful and cautious, doubtful. the tendency is to be subtly look for recognition. I say if you seek the Lord and he tell you to give there should not be a problem. Its our big self that usually hinders. He that lends to the poor lends to the Lord. So what if that poor person is not able to pay back or cheat you. You have given to the Lord and the Lord has the ability to remeber your charity and reveal himself more in your life. eg In the book of Acts- Cornellius Hi Jade!
I am from India.
It ’s good to read your article. People do grow weary. When it comes to giving specially finances, people are wary and careful and cautious, doubtful. the tendency is to be subtly look for recognition. I say if you seek the Lord and he tell you to give there should not be a problem. Its our big self that usually hinders. He that lends to the poor lends to the Lord. So what if that poor person is not able to pay back or cheat you. You have given to the Lord and the Lord has the ability to remeber your charity and reveal himself more in your life. eg In the book of Acts- Cornellius

]]> By: Pet http://www.worthychat.com/blog/weary/#comment-239 Pet Wed, 14 Jun 2006 16:53:24 +0000 http://www.worthychat.com/blog/weary/#comment-239 (quote)The idea is, that they were not to be discouraged from doing good to the truly worthy and deserving by the idleness and improper conduct of some who asked their assistance. They were, indeed, shiftless and worthless. They would not labor; they spent their time in intermeddling with the concerns of their neighbors, and they depended for their support on the charity of others. The tendency of this, as all persons feel who have ever been applied to by such persons for aid, is, to indispose us to do good to any. We almost insensibly feel that all who ask for aid are of the same character; or, not being able to discriminate, we close our hands alike against all. Against this the apostle would guard us, and he says that though there may be many such persons, and though we may find it difficult to distinguish the worthy from the unworthy, we should not become so disheartened as not to give at all. Nor should we be weary though the applications for assistance are frequent. They are indeed frequent. God designs that they should be. But the effect should not be to dishearten us, or to make us weary in well-doing, but to fill us with gratitude - for it is a privilege to be permitted to do good. It is the great distinguishing characteristic of God that he always does good. It was that which marked the character of the Redeemer, that he “went about doing good;” and whenever God gives us the opportunity and the means of doing good, it should be to us an occasion of special thanksgiving. A man ought to become “weary” of everything else sooner than of evincing benevolence.(unquote) Jade, I wish every charity that claims God could read this. (quote)The idea is, that they were not to be discouraged from doing good to the truly worthy and deserving by the idleness and improper conduct of some who asked their assistance. They were, indeed, shiftless and worthless. They would not labor; they spent their time in intermeddling with the concerns of their neighbors, and they depended for their support on the charity of others. The tendency of this, as all persons feel who have ever been applied to by such persons for aid, is, to indispose us to do good to any. We almost insensibly feel that all who ask for aid are of the same character; or, not being able to discriminate, we close our hands alike against all. Against this the apostle would guard us, and he says that though there may be many such persons, and though we may find it difficult to distinguish the worthy from the unworthy, we should not become so disheartened as not to give at all. Nor should we be weary though the applications for assistance are frequent. They are indeed frequent. God designs that they should be. But the effect should not be to dishearten us, or to make us weary in well-doing, but to fill us with gratitude - for it is a privilege to be permitted to do good. It is the great distinguishing characteristic of God that he always does good. It was that which marked the character of the Redeemer, that he “went about doing good;” and whenever God gives us the opportunity and the means of doing good, it should be to us an occasion of special thanksgiving. A man ought to become “weary” of everything else sooner than of evincing benevolence.(unquote)

Jade, I wish every charity that claims God could read this.

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