Giving and receiving are the processes of blessing the lives of others as well as your own. The greatest gift you can give is the gift of yourself. When you give, you should do so with no expectations, demands, or requirements of another. The act of giving is without regard to how others may respond. When you give with sincerity and love, you will be blessed in turn. You receive in proportion to what you give. “As you do unto others, it is done unto you.”
Spirit, God is the source of unlimited good, as it is its nature to give. However, the very flow of giving is in proportion to your willingness to receive (open-mindedness). Your ability to allow all that is good to come into your life. You must have faith in the process; you must know and trust that all that is good comes to you.
Spiritual Self
Our physicality is the vehicle through which our spiritual self experiences life. Spiritually, we are perfection; however, we come into this world veiled, not knowing who we are or where we came from. Our purpose must be discovered through a lifelong search of questioning. Our life is meant to be challenged by duality, limitations, roadblocks, frustration, pain, sorrow, joy, happiness, love, and anger, etc. We are meant to be in harmony with our Creator, to live life as our Spiritual Self. In so doing, all the love, kindness, compassion, and our service to others put forth loving, harmonious energy into the world and the lives of those we touch. You reap what you sow.
Knowing that you will receive blessings in return is not why you should be giving of yourself to others. As a divine expression of All That Is, it is your nature to be loving and giving unconditionally.
Receiving And Allowing
Receiving and allowing involve your ability to accept the flow coming into your life. Often, blessings come in little ways. For example, you are out to lunch with a co-worker, and they offer to pay for your meal. You say no; you insist on paying your own way. However, refusing a gift prevents the giver from receiving. You create a state of not allowing, which stops the flow of abundance and prosperity. Giving and receiving with love and sincerity is part of the flow of manifesting abundance and prosperity. Accept the gift with gratitude and appreciation.
Some folks may feel that they would love to be more giving but believe they have little to offer. Giving exists in many ways. It is not about large sums of cash or something grand or spectacular. It can be as simple as picking flowers from your yard and giving them to your neighbor. Or a simple, sincere gesture of helping an elderly neighbor carry in their groceries. A door held open for someone, a smile, and a greeting to those you pass by. Small gestures or words of kindness as a consistent part of your day are little gifts that multiply, creating a flow of loving, positive energy that benefits everyone you come into contact with.
The creative flow of giving and receiving works with non-physical gifts, such as giving of one’s time as a volunteer. Or assisting your child with their homework. Sometimes just lending a sincere ear to someone and offering them comfort is a gift in itself.
Our Creator, Creation, and Life all have a forward-moving creative flow in which giving and receiving have a major role. Your thoughts, intentions, and actions are creative. Your free will determines what you create into your life: a life of love, blessings, and joy, or one of hardship and pain.