The Beautiful Art of Receiving
Whether a gift or a compliment, receiving is about worthiness and gratitude
It is better to give than to receive. Oh, but is it? It’s a belief I’ve begun to question. There’s an art to both. My apologies, Apostle Paul, but there’s no record of these words ever coming from the mouth of Jesus in the bible.
In order to receive, there has to be a giver in the equation. Giving, when done from a healthy place, is joyful. When you struggle to receive you deprive the giver of this joy.
Receiving is giving, when you think about it this way. You just gave joy in your grace to receive. Yet so many women struggle with this.
They can’t even receive a compliment with grace. “That dress looks great on you!” is met with “Oh, I’ve had this old dress for years.” They downplay themselves which downplays the gift of the compliment.
Your inability to receive breaks a relationship
One of my best girl friend’s first boyfriend was a giver. He’d leave sweet cards on her car. He’d leave gifts outside her door.
He eventually cheated on her with a girl who’d fawn all over his gifts. She took away his joy in her inability to receive. The other girl gave it back to him. Much later in…
