We don’t’ have to teach children to be selfish, and one of their first words out of their mouths is “Mine!” If someone tries to take away their favorite toy, they say, ”Mine, Mine!” We are much like those children and feel we have ownership of what we have earned and it is ours to keep. But what if the Lord prompts us to give to someone else what it has taken us a long time to acquire. Do we say, “Yes, Lord!” or do we act as if we didn’t hear Him and ignore His voice.
We are to have the mindset that we are only stewards of what God has given us. That means we are to give however God directs us for it all belongs to Him in the first place. We manage things but we are not the owner so we hold them in our hands very loosely. And when we are told to give something away, we don’t have to make a big deal out of it for it was His in the first place and we are just distributing it. It may not be something new, as in the case of giving away something old and treasured. Al gave away one of his old Bibles that is so marked up in the margins and full of underlining, but the recipient treasures it and uses only that Bible when he goes to preach.
Let us have open hearts to give freely as the Lord prompts us and know His pleasure as He sees us share His goods and can trust us with more.
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