At
every opportunity; whenever someone asks you for anything, offer what you have.
And, even when they take something that is yours, don’t ask them to return it.
Be creative – find ways to do for them what you dream others would do for you.
(Luke 6:30-31)
Do your people treat the people around them
like family? Do you give to one of your group as easily as you would give to a
spouse, a parent, or a child when they have a need? Do other people trust that
you will try to help when someone has a problem or a need?
Jesus is describing here the attitudes that
His people should have. He describes the value of generosity that caused Him to
explain at other times that giving rather than receiving is the way to real joy
(Acts 20:35). Generosity, as Jesus taught and lived it, was not limited by
self-preservation, nor what others would call wise restraint. The only
limitation for Jesus was He would not give enough to hurt the other person.
With genuine empathy He considered what was best for each situation, and then
gave without limit.
Invest yourself generously. By this action
you will grow a community of people who will also respond without reservation
to the needs of the people around them.
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