There are so many who feel guilty for treating themselves to something. Or, will do for others first, and not do for themselves.

It is the gift of God for us to enjoy the good of all of our labor. He wants us to enjoy our lives!

Enjoy your life! It is God’s gift to you!

Ecclesiastes 3:13 (KJV) – and also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

When we see opportunities to help someone, only to benefit ourselves, to get something back in return, we are saying; “I am my neighbor”. We’re only thinking about ourselves. This is not an act of kindness. We have eyes, but they only see inward.

We are to love our neighbors as ourselves. When our eyes are focused on someone else’s needs, without wanting anything in return, we show mercy, compassion, and grace towards them. We are loving our neighbor.

If you find yourself stumbling, ask yourself; “are my eyes turned outside in?”.

Am I my neighbor?

Matthew 19:19 (KJV) – honor thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

When you look at the obvious, most choices are a no-brainer. Would you rather have $10 or $100?

Ask yourself this; would you rather be a liar or poor?

It is better to be obedient to God.

Proverbs 19:22 (KJV) – the desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

We hide behind fear because we either, don’t want to fail, believe we will fail, or worried about what others think.

What God has put in your heart to do, he has already went before you, set the stage for you, and equipped you to do it.

Do it, and expose your faith.

Deuteronomy 31:8 (KJV) – and the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Why do we try to make people do what we say, rather than what God wants?

Don’t jeopardize yourself with God, for man. God is greater than man.

Acts:5:29 (KJV) – then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Job 33:12 (KJV) – behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.

God has given us gifts and talents, but we don’t use them because of fear. We’d rather bury our gifts and talents, and show our fear, rather than face our fear, and show our gifts and talents.

Your gifts, your talents is what God put in you, not just for yourself, but for others. It’s your legacy, your blessing, and to bless others.

Don’t lose your gifts and talents, by not using them.

Matthew 25:18, 25, 28 (KJV) – but he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.