Give More to Live More
It’s no secret that people with a strong social support system tend to live longer. I’ve read that in articles numerous times. However, it turns out that it’s not what your friends and family do for you; it’s more what you do for them that counts. Stanford University psychologist Lewis Terman, in an academic study lasting eight decades, found that the men and women who liked to lend a helping hand –the ones who cared for their neighbors, the ones to whom others went to for advice—lived the longest.
Proof, once again, of the value of serving.
John 12:24 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
I just wonder if in the giving of ourselves to others, real life comes as a result.
Who has not felt renewed after giving out in a way God directed?
Bless you as you pour yourselves out to others and God sends Blessings back your way!
Thora
Something about giving (and God!) that moves me so is the fact that it often comes in the form of service. And that type of service usually matches our God-given abilities, which in turn match our passion.
Doing something we’re passionate about brings so much joy to our hearts, and that, coped with the joy of helping others, is an absolutely FANTASTIC feeling!!!
God is so good. Thanks for sharing, Thora!