It IS better to give than to receive

I've been so blessed lately to have an opportunity at a dream house.  I've stressed over it not because I lack faith, but because I recognize I am so unworthy of God's tremendous blessings he's given me.  We say "let go and let God" but how often do we do it?  In my case I trust the Lord completely and without hesitation.  My issue comes from not knowing His will for me.  As much as I love this house and so want to close on it, I can honestly say if it falls through I KNOW it's God's will at work.  If it does go through as planned I KNOW that is God's will as well.  There's a difference to it--at least to me.

As I mentioned before we've been blessed to be able to do some amazing things this year.  We help out at our church, we've visited different family members in various places, taken a few mini vacations and still in the position to get this house.  As much as I'm looking forward to moving there the look on my wife and kids faces gives me just as much pleasure and happiness.  I had the opportunity to reward my son for doing well in school this last quarter and dramatically picking up his grades and his GPA with a NFL jersey of one of his favorite players.  he didn't know it was coming and I was able to surprise him.  His expression and gratitude was better than anything I could've gotten for myself.  It made my day.
I called my dad yesterday and told him I mailed off a package for him for Father's day and his birthday.  He told me he felt bad that I spent money on him since he knows we have some upcoming expenses on the house closing.  He wished I didn't feel obligated to get him anything.  I told him I haven't missed a Father's day/Birthday as long as I can remember and I'd like to keep that streak going.  My dad is very appreciative of the smallest things.  He mentioned some golf shirts I got him a couple years ago.  He said he only wears them when he's relaxing.  It's a way of keeping us in his mind.  That really moved me.  I had forgotten about the shirts and at the time probably didn't think he would put any significance to them, but the fact that several years later he still sees those as "special" meant a lot to me.  It's his gratitude and God's grace that has humbled me in so many ways.  I feel honored and blessed to be my dad's son.  I feel even more honored that God would allow me to have a relationship with Him.  So when I say it is truly better to give than to receive you get my meaning.