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you a taker or a giver? If you're not sure how to answer that question,
think about certain TV personalities. Even though they have genuine
talent, their main motivations are ratings, image, approval and profits.
Check their background. Chances are that the little girl who dressed up
like Cinderella and said, 'Look at me,' now lives and performs for the
approval of the crowd. Or the little boy who shouted, 'I'm Tarzan,' now
goes around with a sense of entitlement. John writes about a man in the
church called Diotrephes, 'who loves to have the pre-eminence...' (3
John v. 9 NKJV). Leadership coach Dan Reiland observes: 'If
communicators teach out of need, insecurity, ego, or even
responsibility, they're not giving. The needy person wants praise,
something the audience must give. The insecure person wants approval and
acceptance, something the audience must give. The egotistical person
wants to be lifted up, to be superior and just a little bit better than
everyone else, something the audience must give. Even the person
motivated by responsibility wants to be recognised as the faithful
worker, to be seen as responsible--something the audience must bestow
upon them. Many communicators teach in one of these modes all the time
and aren't aware of it. Then there's the giver. This person teaches out
of love, grace, gratitude, compassion, passion, and the overflow. These
are all giving modes. In each of these modes of the heart the audience
doesn't have to give anything--only receive. The teaching then becomes a
gift. It fills and renews.' Today, ask God to help you become a giver
and not a taker.
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