Giving is getting
No one likes to feel deprived. When we "give up" stuff, we can feel "less than." But some giving up is freeing. When we give up sweets, we lose weight. Losing weight - giving it up, so to speak - feels great! This "loss" is a positive one. Not all loss is bad. There is a trend that has been happening for a while - downsizing. To me, this means we had too much to begin with. There is something freeing about cleaning house, getting rid of stuff we don't really need (maybe never really did). So this is another example of good loss. It feels better to give than to receive. That is why the Lord told us, according to Paul in Acts 20:35, we're more blessed when we give than when we get. Our loss is someone else's gain. Another cliche, but cliches have a way of ringing true. A trip to Goodwill feels good on two counts. We make a more spacious living space for ourselves, and we bless another's life. So why are we so bent on "getting&