Philip YanceyGod’s gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.
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God’s gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less. God gave us the gift of compassion and love in order to spread it among others. That is why he gave us feelings of compassion and love, so that we would use them to help others. It is easy to feel like you are doing something for someone, when in fact it is something your doing for yourself.
Source: Rumors Of Another World: What On Earth Are We Missing?
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