Jack Casino has offered us two free $10 table bets each week during March and April. We've taken that offer to blackjack tables ten times so far - and the score stands at six gains, four losses.
Our profit: $28. It's not much because we tend to play small and bet small. We minimize our losses that way - even if it means minimal wins as well. Did you know that's a Biblical principle?
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. - II Corinthians 9:6
It's only logical, after all. Plant a lot of seeds, and you should get a big crop. But let's make something clear - the apostle Paul is not talking here about plunking down $100 at a time on blackjack. Keep reading....
Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. - II Corinthians 9:7
The focus here isn't about you taking home a big wad of money. It's about giving. This was written to a church group which wanted to make a "generous gift" to another part of the world (verse 5). And God rewards a giving attitude....
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. - II Corinthians 9:10-11
Excuse us for asking - but how giving are you? Yes, we know that's not the proper mindset for winning poker. But if you practice a giving spirit in your life, God (the true "he who supplies seed") is ready to bless your effort.
Our blackjack "profit" really is less than $28, because we've tipped our dealer several times. That's giving on a small scale, too. But who knows - maybe that's why we're modestly succeeding. We're certainly thanking God for it.
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