Nov

The Other Side of Thank You

Posted by: abelle in let's 'weigh' awhile

Our Daily Bread for today . . . . .

The Other Side of Thank You
(Love) does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil. – 1Corinthians13:5

A baby gift came to a young couple who were new parents. They were grateful for the present, so the mom picked up a thank-you card, wrote a nice note and got it ready to send.

Somehow it got buried in an avalanche of paperwork and was never mailed – and the thank-you was forgotten. The gift givers waited, but no acknowledgment came.

A rift developed as one family thought the thank-you had been given, while the other thought the lack of a thank-you was a snub. This inadvertent failure to send a card left the gift giver feeling slighted, unappreciated and neglected.

Among the most important words we can speak are the two words, ‘Thank you’. And while it is vital to be grateful, there’s another side of thank you. If we bestow a gift on another, we should do so out of a motive that doesn’t expect anything, even a thank you, in return. True love gives with no expectations.

Love, as described in 1Corinthians13:4, ‘suffers long and is kind’ and is never self-seeking. Love keeps no record of wrongs – even if someone forgets to thank us for a kindness. The other side of thank you is a pure heart that reflects God’s perfect love for us. – Dave Branon

I want the love that always sweetly bears, Whate’er my Father’s hand may choose to send;
I want the love that patiently endures, The wrongs that come from enemy or friend. – Anon.

True love has no strings attached.

(Also read: 1Corinthians13, Ezekiel16-17, James3)

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4 comments so far

mS. cAtZ

I was very inspired to read this.
It makes me remember the things I have done before…the sufferings I’ve been through.
Its loving and never expecting anything in return. But with the love you are pouring out to someone, the exchange was hurt but you never dwelled on it, and still continued on loving the person despite what he has become and the things he had been through and kept on doing. I was hurt each time I see him hurt; hurt when I see him doing things that could destroy him; hurt when he’s denying your help in which you are almost presenting the whole you just to help him.

Each time he smiles, is already gift. When he tells me he’s happy, it’s heaven. To all the happy times he had, may it be with me with the others, were already worth satisfying.

And indeed, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
All I hoped for was for his happiness, nothing else. He was special bcoz I sense something really and for me, was so delicate.

But how can I able to help him anymore? When he is now like… walking away from me…how can check on him? I can’t get rid of the feeling being worried about him. how can i demand to know it from him when there is nothing special between us 2.

November 22nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm

abelle

What a story, Ms. Catz. I wish love will find the way back to you. Just as they say, ‘If he comes back, then it’s real love.’

Thanks for sharing