the words in the bible say "there is more happiness in giving than there is in recieving" - wonder why it would tell us that?
my thoughts...i think of the creation of the earth, how much god gave and gave ever before he ever put man on earth - this went on for thousands of years and for what benefit did he do that? just so that man could come on this earth and directly disobey him from day one
do you think he sits up there in heaven totally disappointed in his creations that he doesn't recieve any thankfulness? no...there are some that appreciate the gift of life, but he also has the inanimate objects he created that always give him pleasure without ever saying a word
we are supposed to be imitators of god, and in so doing we can gain the most happieness by giving like he did, without ANY expectations of return from ANY source. he did it for the joy of giving, and we should too
