DONATION OR COMMITMENT?

Only the blowing of the wind disturbed the silence,i was seated down in a leather brown comfort seat wondering "what might become of me tonight?",i objectively thought today was a new day to try out something new perhaps,i harbored two thoughts in my head at first i imagined 'i would go down the road and meet Desmond my long time friend i had bumped into in face book,now that he told me he was a stone throw away from me,the second idea seemed more than the usual routine i would rather attend a world cup match between Brazil and Chile(not the pepper stuff)
i was weighing down on the significance of either of the two until an something unusual popped up  in my head,my brain split open and my mental faculties raced down memory lane,i remembered pretty well Chaplain Kim's sermon of some days ago.he was with a good sense of humor and whose strength of character was more than  average and he was remarkably good at pulling off a few gigs.he was standing on the podium in front of the christian congregation,mid way between his preaching he started out,digging deep into a story of strong divine relevance

'one day a pig and mother chicken decided to walk down the streets of a certain town,after a few minutes stroll through the town gates and the neighborhood they both realized how deplorable the entire town people were living,they noted with concern how miserable the lives of those young and old were in the old farm town.

with a strong conviction for gratitude,the chicken reasoned

"The town people have been so great to us"

"Grrrrr surely they have been,feeding and taking good care of us"

replied the pig

"How about organizing them a breakfast"

suggested the chicken

"That's a good idea"

retorted the pig

"An egg and a ham breakfast"

The chicken responded

After thoroughly exhausting the idea within himself, piggy called out

"My friend the egg for you is a donation but the ham for me is a total commitment"

Whereas a donation is a gift given to benefit a cause,in today's world it may take various forms, including cash,services,toys and other gifts in kind.
although the scripture says a lot about giving
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." John 3:16 
When it comes to giving ourselves to the Lord let it be whole hearted.
On the contrary commitment can be related into interaction dominated by obligations and these obligations may be mutual, or self-imposed, or explicitly stated, or commitment refers to the strength of the relationship between us human beings  and Jesus Christ,indeed he has made a commitment to us,

"God demonstrates his own love for us in this while we are still sinners,Christ died for for us." Romans 5:8,NIV

We can learn to begin trusting the lord through commitment.

 "Commit everything you do to God - trust Him to help you do it and He will."Psalm 37:5,TLB

It's necessary that when we commit ourselves to God we should show character.
"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." Joshua 24:15, NIV.

So by now you should have known for sure what to choose when confronted with a difficult option of donation or total commitment.

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