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Is the scale the same for giving as for receiving? been since the last time you were? The Is there a basic human instinct to slick salesman or the online purchase short-change one another? I would Church argue that there is. that wasn’t as advertised...those shipCorner Waaaay back when money had to ping and handling charges that took on counted by weight, rather than by bill or a life of their own...a charger or other coin, it was declared: “Differing weights item (without which your new equipSteve Strombom and differing measures, both of them ment won’t work) which was sold to Enumclaw Church are abominable to the Lord” (Proverbs you as an added “option”...the contest of the Nazarene 20:10). Or, to paraphrase: God is ticked you “won” that ultimately wounded off when people short-change each your wallet rather than blessing it... other. The Old Testament includes at shrinking containers in the grocery least five other statements to the same effect and I have aisles that masquerade as the same old product...gas prices to wonder, is there a reason why God kept repeating this? that vary according to anticipated world crises, whether But focus on the day in which we live. Been ripped off they happen or not (and treat holiday weekends as if they lately? Or maybe I should ask this instead: how long has it fell into that category)...lumber, such as 2x4s that literally do not measure up...extended warranties that force us to EvErY votE Counts. One Call • One Bill • Statewide pay extra money for lower quality items...etc. It’s all good, right? Increase Go Statewide or tarGet a reGion. I could go on, but instead, I should spin this around for a your campaign rEaCh second and ask: what about you? Have you unfairly manipmarketing 2.8 MiLLion coverage by ulated a transaction or negotiation to your own advanrEadErs* advertising in tage? Withheld facts (or distorted them)? Misrepresented *B community anything on Craigslist? Short-sheeted those to whom you newspapers across 2.3 owe money? It’s thievery for the timid and I’ve dabbled in the entire state of the past myself. It’s amazing how readily this instinct to Washington at a . low cost. short-change someone continues to pop up again despite ContaCt Your my good intentions. LoCaL Wnpa Expand In principle, we despise being short-changed, but in realMEMbEr nEWspapEr Coverage! to LEarn MorE. 360-825-2555 ity we’re quite used to it...and we can perpetrate it on others aSed On
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without thinking twice. It kicks in almost like a survival instinct. And worse: when we do stop to think twice, we’re prone to hone our skills rather than repenting of them, and often treat the whole thing like a sport. Enter cynicism and one-upmanship. Exit compassion and integrity. Check your weights and measures: do you use “large” when measuring what is due you, but “small” to measure out what you will give to others or to God? Seriously, stop and examine your ways for a moment. Doesn’t matter whether you’re measuring money, time, effort or empathy; if you use a different scale for getting than you use for giving, it’s an evil thing. Break with this instinct. Stop measuring for self and start measuring for others. “Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return” (Luke 6:38). When I operate at this higher level, I find that a few others join me there (sooner or later). This is very cool and very encouraging, but (in case you missed it, I’ll make it plain)…here’s the truly big deal: I can quit drinking out of God’s teaspoon once I give him something bigger to work with. I’ll hand him a scoop - no, I’ll roll him a wheelbarrow by the manner in which I give to others – and this will become the same container by which he measures his giving back to me. Sweet deal. No short-changing necessary to get it. What? Did one of you actually suggest using a semi trailer?
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