This statement actually comes straight from the verse itself: It is more blessed to give than it is to receive.
Acts 20:35
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to agive than to receive.
The times that I have been truly happy in my life have been the times that I have been able to reach out and give something to someone who truly needed it. It is well and good to bestow gifts and compliments among our friends and those who are doing well along the pathway of life. However, we have been told that the Pharisees and Sadducees would do the same. Our measure of true Christianity is the sincerity and frequency with which we reach out to those who are suffering and give a gift, be it tangible or not. We must give compliments and encouragement to those lacking in self image, self respect, and self assurance. We must give guidance and support to those who feel lost or helpless to change. We must give money, means, and effort to those who struggle as single parents, widows, or elderly to survive on a daily basis. And why are we more blessed when we do this? I think President Hinckley’s quote sheds some light on the subject.
We cannot hope to influence others in the direction of virtue unless we live lives of virtue. The example of our living will carry a greater influence than will all the preaching in which we might indulge. We cannot expect to lift others unless we stand on higher ground ourselves. (Gordon B. Hinckley, “In Opposition to Evil,” Ensign, Sep 2004, 2–6)
Q: What more can I give to the cause of Christ(Remember Mosiah 2:17)?
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