that it is better to give than receive ????? be honest now !!!!!
2006-12-19 04:35:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes, Christmas to me is seeing my children and family smiling when they open a gift from me! The down side? I go really broke for 3 months a year, but it is well worth it when they open their gifts and we eat all day long on good homecooked food! I have even bought gifts for a couple friends that I have met online! Giving IS a gift to me!
2006-12-19 04:38:54 · answer #1 · answered by Yahoo Answerer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really believed at one time!
in fact i believed everything i was taught
but than i came to a point in my studies that showed the contradictions of two opposing beliefs. Than i had to study and pray to discern between the two.
One day i beheld a vision of an angel, SO i no longer believed but KNEW that there MuST be a God. Then, on anothe day i beheld another vision of Jesus, and a second and a third! than truly i knew there MUST be a GOD because I beheld the glory of Christ!
it was a blessing for Jesus to give the vision. it was a GREAT DAY to receive the vision and the truth. But there is no way I can give something greater than what i received. therefore it was Better to Recieve for that experience.
if someone can believe my words and my testimony than maybe it would be greater to give and share my testimony.
However, I have had many gifts in the world that was greater than anything i could give, but when i have given somethings I have always exalted in the spirit that I could give something away that others enjoyed.
2006-12-19 04:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure do. It's the way I was brought up and the way God wants us to be. I obtain a much greater satisfaction in giving. Besides, I've got too much junk now anyway, that I'm trying to get rid of. I don't need any more. You're probably referring to Christmas presents, right? I don't want any more poinsettias, fruit cakes, Christmas mugs, hard candy, fudge, clothes that don't fit or are not what I'd normally wear, knick-knacks, calendars, items that have obviously been re-gifted cast-offs or white elephants that no one else wants. I'd much rather give food or cash to the needy. You can believe this or not, but frankly I don't care either way what you believe.
2006-12-19 04:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by gldjns 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I REALLY do believe that it is better to give than receive!
2006-12-19 04:38:35 · answer #4 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time! I love to give and see the reactions on the faces of those who are receiving; especially when it is unexpected and when it's children!
2006-12-19 04:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by Lady Albritton 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everything that I want is for others so Id have to say that I beleive it is better to give.
2006-12-19 04:38:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes~
"Truth is no harlot who throws her arms around the neck of him who does not desire her. On the contrary, she is so coy a beauty that the man who sacrifices everything to her is still unsure of her favors." - Schopenhauer
2006-12-19 04:38:53 · answer #7 · answered by Finnegan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HMMM>>>WELL ,i do think that it is better to give,but i prefer to receive;)
2006-12-19 04:37:47 · answer #8 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i do. i didnt before i had kids. dammit! i LOVED gifts. now i love to see the smile on someones face whom youve gotten something they really wanted
2006-12-19 04:38:59 · answer #9 · answered by nightyzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i used all my Christmas money from my family to buy presents for my husband and kids. i like to make them smile.
2006-12-19 04:38:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋