REACH OUT AND TOUCH REACHING BEYOND SELF TO TOUCH OTHERS! Suzanne E. Uzzell
REACH OUT AND TOUCH
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A Gift For: _______________
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Reaching Beyond Self to
Touch Others
Helping others on life’s journey should
give us joy and fulfillment!
Reach Out and Touch
© Copyright 2013—by Suzanne E. Uzzell
All rights reserved. Written permission must be secured
from the Publisher to use or reproduce any part of this
book, except for bible scriptures used. All scripture
quotations are from the King James Version.
Ebook/epub ISBN: 978-1-300-80786-5
Dedications I thank God for the opportunity to write this book and
share the gift of giving with my readers. This book will
encourage the reader to move from the comforts of self
and to reach out to those around them by being the
blessing God intended them to be.
A special thanks to all who practice releasing special
gifts from the heart and to those who reach beyond
their limitations to bless others.
It is the blessings that you release opens up the window
of opportunity for those who are in need.
A special thanks to everyone who deposited in my life
and taught me the principle of giving which released
God’s blessings. I recognize that it is because I give
what I have my cup will always overflow and never be
empty.
To my dear Father who was a giver I will always
remember your gifts you gave freely to impact the lives
of others with whatever you had to give or contribute.
Your memories live in my heart!
CONTENTS
PART I: How to reach out…..……..7-22
PART II: Giving Silences Poverty……24-38
PART III: A Givers touch …..…..40 -77
About the Author ………….78
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Reach out and touch some bodies hand
make this world a better place if you can!
These words ring in my ear from time to time
as I remember Diana Ross singing this song in
the past. I often pondered over these words and
I wondered if we are truly putting these words
into practice.
I woke up this morning and thought I should
begin to write this book to let everyone know
that we must reach out and touch and never
stop reaching beyond ourselves to touch others.
This message is imperative and crucial if we
want to benefit from living.
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If I can help somebody along the way then
my living shall not be in vain. This gospel song
is also another reminder that we were born to
reach out and touch others.
We were born with the purpose to help others.
We were born to impact lives whether we
choose to help or hinder the choice we make
will affect our own lives in a positive or
negative way.
We are living in a time where the focus of self
is becoming more evident. Most People tend to
focus on themselves and what others can do for
them. The focus is now on I and not you. They
forgot about we and it’s all about me.
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Don’t get me wrong there is nothing wrong
with loving yourself, because God even tells us
to Love our neighbors as we love ourselves. So
this lets us know that we must embrace
ourselves and love self in order to truly love
others.
What I am addressing is most people have a
sense of self and only self. They forgot about
helping others. They are only concerned about
what they have or what they can get out of life.
They lose touch with the gift of living and that
is blessing others. We must come to the
realization that it is not all about us and what
we can get all of the time.
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We are living in a time where everyone
focuses on themselves and what others can do
for them. There comes a time in our lives that
we must face the realness of self and ask the
question, have I truly reached out and touch
someone throughout my day, better yet my life
thus far?
I want you to know that it is never too late to
change the Me to We and the I to you .In order
for us to reach out and touch those around us
we must recognize it’s not all about us and
what we can get all of the time.
The focus should be what are we giving to
others, society, the less fortunate and anyone
who is in need to be touched.
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When you give to someone you are opening
the door to self improvement, soul satisfaction
and the release of love. Our soul cries out and
yearns to be a blessing but sometimes we ignore
the message we hear from within.
It is when we give we truly will receive, we all
heard the saying it is more bless to give than to
receive I concur with this thought and I go
further by saying Giving is a gift from God.
The bible reveals this in Acts 20:35 I have
showed you all things, how that so laboring you
ought to support the weak, and to remember
the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is
more blessed to give than to receive.
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We cannot give aside from God’s leading and
guidance of the Holy Spirit to do so. Giving
touches the lives of others and connects us in a
greater capacity to the hearts of many.
When we give, no matter how great or small, it
brings joy to the recipient and also to the one
who gives, if you have given without grudge or
because you were forced to do so.
If you give in the proper manner with love
and kindness it will always cause you to reap
the benefits of giving. A giver never complains
about what they gave regardless of their
circumstance or situation.
A giver is always in a releasing posture and
never closes there hand until the gift is
deposited to the recipient.
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They enjoy being a blessing to those around
them. A giver discerns whose in need and
begins his/her journey of giving to someone, a
household, a cause, a community, a church
where ever they see the need to sow the seed.
A giver may not necessarily be rich in
material resources but they learn to give what
they have, some may give there last gift but the
satisfaction is revealed when the receiver
benefits from that special gift which is a seed of
love.
Yet other givers may have more than enough
to give and gather plenty to release to the souls
around them they may or may not know.
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Reaching out is easier said than done. We
must learn how to reach out to a love one,
neighbor, community etc. Reaching out
requires for us to reach in.
If you are empty inside you will never be able
to reach out and touch someone, you will
always look for someone to touch you because
you are depleted and have nothing to give.
In order to reach out you must be in a place of
wholeness and all bitterness must be replaced
with love. You can never give if you are bitter,
you must be better and bigger.
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We all must learn to touch someone with
kindness, love, compassion, understanding,
patience and sharing.
Give of yourself give of your time, money,
advice and a helping hand.
Giving makes you vulnerable but it also softens
your heart and allows you to be sensitive to
those around you.
You learn compassion through giving. Your
heart grows in love when you give and the act
of selfishness gradually dies when you learn
how to activate the act of kindness through
your giving.
We must learn how to give with no attachments
or expectancies from the persons or
organizations we bless.
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We also must learn how to give without
having the wrong motive.
Let us learn how to give to be a blessing in the
lives of others. You may be asking how can I
begin my giving journey without being
overwhelmed with the task of when to give and
who to give?
You can start off with a small giving project
then continue to reach out to others on a daily
basis. It is time to be the vessel that makes a
difference in the world you can do this by
reaching out and touching a soul one by one.
You can impact the world by first creating a
place within that is concerned about the
wellbeing of others.
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It is time to get to a place within where you
learn how to care for someone other than
yourself. You will be surprised at the outcome
and how many lives you are able to impact
because of your new desire to give.
You can begin a family foundation of giving
because charity (Love) begins at home. Start
giving at home. You can begin with your
immediate family, give self, time, substance,
love, commitment, understanding and patience.
Give to your family members what they need
learn how to be a blessing to your family.
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After you have practiced and learnt the lesson
of blessing your family, only after you have
found joy in blessing them you can begin to go
a step further by blessing neighbors, strangers,
communities, churches, charities and
foundations.
You will begin to see progress and growth
from the experience of giving. Blessing others
will always make you fruitful and loving.
Reaching out and touching someone will allow
you to feel the newness deep down within
which will cause you to reap the benefits of
serving others in return. Giving ultimately
gives you purpose and impacts the lives you
touch.
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Your generosity will never be forgotten but it
will always be remembered.
The smallest deed will never go unnoticed. In
order to bless someone else you need to release
what you are holding on to. It is time to let it go
and make the person’s life richer.
As you grow in your giving you will learn not
to throw away but learn how to give away.
Whether it is that dress in practically good
condition hanging in the closet, or that suit you
haven’t worn, those pair of shoes waiting to be
worn, or some books why not donate to a cause.
Learn to give away your children’s old toys
and clothes. Always give away what you want
to receive. Make sure your items are in great
condition before releasing it to someone.
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Someone is waiting on the other side to receive
whatever you have to give. Stop hoarding and
keeping what you are not going to use. Stop
throwing away and wasting what can be
reused.
Pack up what you have and give to various
organizations in your community. There are
those who will be grateful to receive what you
give.
Don’t keep things to yourself learn how to
make room for the more in your life by giving a
portion of what you possess. I can guarantee
you that there will always be someone waiting
to receive what you have released.
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You will always have the favor of God
and your life will always have greater
meaning because you are opening up
yourself to a window of opportunities by
possessing an attitude of giving.
Being able to bless those around you and
those whom God allows you to bless goes
far beyond your capabilities and strength
it becomes a ministry and a God given gift
which is your ultimate destiny.
Once you recognize God has given you
the gift of giving you will be able to tap
into the spirit of giving and operate from
the realm God ordained you to walk in, by
fulfilling your calling, which will
impact the lives of others here on earth.
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How do you impact the earth? The answer is
simple to reach out and touch one soul at a
time. At this time we must recognize that God
wants to birth Givers!
There are givers waiting to be birthed, those
that are willing to sacrifice in order to assist
others. Many who have enough compassion to
see those without receive are the givers God
will use.
Those that have the mentality to help change
lives and assist in the restoring process in the
lives of others are the true givers.
We must come to the realization that we are
here to give. If we accept the responsibility of
giving we can assist others. Let’s not consider
what we can get but change that thought to
what I can give. My prayer is Lord allow the
givers to come forth and reach one person at a
time.
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The Sound Of Poverty
Will all the givers come forth
Reach one person at a time
Reach out to those who are standing in line.
Reach out to the one who doesn’t have a dime.
Can’t you see her lying on the floor
Shivering cuddled up next to the door.
On the streets without a thing to eat
She doesn’t even have shoes on her feet.
Reach out to her children that starves
From time to time,
Can’t you see the one who stands by her mother
crying because she doesn’t know
why she hasn’t had enough to eat.
They are all dressed in dirty rags
The children look up at their mother
who wears poverty as a shoulder bag
too heavy to carry because there is so much
pain inside, she drags her feet looks on the
ground while she prays another day they
all will be able to find something to eat
and have a decent place to sleep.
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It is time for us to help silence the
sound of poverty by reaching out to the
less fortunate. Stop judging them
because of where they are and what they
don’t have and begin assisting one
person at a time. We must have a servant’s
heart and serve.
Poverty is always noticeable however we
always attempt to avoid the bright signs
we see from day to day.
I understand that one person cannot
give to a whole nation especially if they
don’t have the resources to do so. But a
whole village, a community, Churches,
individuals can help one by one to affect
change in the land!