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Christmas Spirit of Giving to Others

I pray we ALL have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I pray that each of us have been blessed this past year and will have many blessings in the coming year. I pray that each of us can share our blessings with others. We ALL know someone that can use a helping hand, especially around the holiday season. I was set on buying a couple of new guns today, both on sale at a real good price. Now, the problem was a voice that told me NOT to buy these guns, guns that I already had several of these same guns. No one needed to tell me where that voice came from and that I was just being selfish, wanting more of something I actually had no need for. I admit that I am overboard in buying things I want and not necessary thing I need. I own way to many things that I don't use, things that I wanted and bought only to put up and never use. How many of us are guilty of doing these same things, buying just because we can, wanting, but not really needing or using the things we buy. I pray that those of us that have more than we actually need, more than we can actually use, will find a true blessing and share what we have with those who are in need. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Dave

Amen

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SR

I completely agree. But if you have any guns you want to give away I can come pick them up.

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Cx3

Lol. None to give away. Hopefully, the message from my post, is one showing just how caught up in buying things we want, not just things we really need. I already had 4 of the exact same gun I was going to buy today and 1 exact gun of the other gun I was going to buy today, just because they were on sale at a good price. All I would have done would be adding to a meaningless collection of things I do not really need, things that do not really mean anything to me in themselves, just another purchase to add to other unneeded purchases. We ALL need to evaluate the difference between a want and a need. Who really needs anything that they are NOT going to use on a regular basis? Possessions themselves do not bring joy and happiness, it's the use we get out of something that has real meaning. Human nature is being greedy and selfish, wanting more than what we can actually use. I hope that each of us has all we really need and that those of us who have more than we really need, will share with others that need things they don't have. Small things that we can do for others may be Hugh in their lives and make a real difference to them. None of us can change the world, but most of us can help some one that needs help. God is great, when we help each other, we are pleasing him, what greater reward should we want? Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Amen to everything you said...

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Dave

The money you donated will be given away at our first hunt in February. And we greatly appreciate it it. One thing we are going to do is there is two of us that love to cook nobody will pay for a meal. That comes from a time when I first started where the clubs were thriving and if they knew you were having a tuff time you did not pay for meals and you got to participate in the hunt for free.


It always brought bigger dividends in the end. Never had to ask for guides and people to clean up after the hunt.


Tar

Every day with God is like Christmas. Look under His tree of love and mercy for the gifts He has given you today.

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Dave.....

Great Post Dave and oh so True....!!!
Tim

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Giving

Thanks guys for all the kind comments, I was only sharing my true feelings on how caught up we can become in things that have no real benefit or meaning to us. Just how many dogs can one hunt and do justice to at one time? How many fishing rod and reels can you actually use? How many knives or guns can you actually use? The lists goes on and on, I dare say that many of us have way more "toys" than we can play with or do justice with. I can say from personal experience that greed is a nasty quality for any man to have, you are never satisfied, you always want more. The only treasures that really matter are the ones we store in HEAVEN, material possessions will only fade away in time. I hope and pray that each of us will share what we have with those in need. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Great post Dave. I have struggled like most everyone else with getting my wants mixed up with my needs. One day I realized that every toy I had took time out of my life. Whether it was clean the gun, feed the dog or horse or whatever and the only thing I really have that is really limited is time. So I need to use it wisely. Heard a very wise man say "I am not sue why God has blessed us like he has but I am sure it is not so we can use it on ourselves."

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Preacher Tom

Tom, you are correct about our time being limited, we only have so much time and we should use our time wisely. The real blessings we receive in life are the blessings we get from helping others. When we give from the heart our blessings can not be measured, for they are priceless beyond measure. May GOD bless each of us and may we never forget the reason for the Christmas season. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

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Merry Christmas to everyone, I hope each and every one has a wonderful Christmas. May GOD bless each and everyone during the coming year, happy hunting to every one. Dave

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Dave Richards Treeing Walkers Reg American Saddlebred and Registered Rocky Mt. Show Horses

Great post Mr. Richards.

A few nights ago I found myself standing in line at a department store asking the same questions about a pile of miscellaneous junk I was buying my kid.

Wants and needs are two very different things, and I fall victim to the mindset that me and mine "need" stuff way too often. As a parent, I want my child to be proud of her clothes, or her fancy phone, or her pro level softball equipment, etc. and I'm blessed in that i can afford most of it, but I'm gonna try awfully hard this year to teach the value of a dollar, and how to be satisfied and thankful for the things we have, instead of keeping up with the Joneses and staying in style.
Again, great post, and Merry Christmas to you and yours.

I got one Christmas down one more tomorrow. I got a tee shirt while ago that says : I am just here because I needed an iron clad alibi lol.



Tar

Cory Highfill

Thanks for the nice compliment, we can spoil a child with all of these designer products they want, just to be a part of the in crowd. I have 2 friends that are both medical doctors that have 2 children a boy and a girl. They could have bought anything those kids wanted, but they did not. My 2 doctor friends taught their 2 children that buying bargain brands and even 2nd hand clothes were the way to save money and get a bargain to boot. I am very proud to say that both children turned out to be 2 of the best, the son is a engineer and the daughter is now a veterinarian. My 2 friends the doctors and their children are prime examples of folks that are not caught up in the "designer" fad. Sale or used clothing bought at a bargain was a sense of value to them and they were proud of saving money. I want to add to the story that the daughter went through college and vet school on full scholarships and graduated first in her class. My friends the doctors have taught me a lot about life, they are foremost Christians and give a lot back to the community. They are also, not to proud to buy bargain brands and used clothing, just to set a good example for their children and others. Dave

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