Share

Teaching a child to share can prove to be somewhat difficult. I think it is human nature to want to grab hold and keep what is ours. We work hard to try to teach our two little ones about sharing, and we do it mostly by demonstration. They will never know what sharing is if we don't share.

I'll be the first to tell you that we don't have much but we most certainly have everything we need. You've heard me say before, "I have all this and Heaven too." We try to remind our kids that everything we have is because of GOD'S grace and goodness. And, because He has been so good to us, we need to share what we can with others.

Today's word is Romans 12:13, NIV, which reads, "Share with the LORD'S people who are in need. Practice hospitality."

GOD doesn't give us things to try to hold on to them. I believe the old adage is that we try to hold on to things that we can never keep. Everything good that we have is from GOD, it is His. He has allowed us to use it for a while. He has allowed us the blessing of being stewards over some things. However, we aren't to be hoarders; we are to be helpers.

Of course, we need to use discernment. GOD doesn't intend for us to lose everything we have to help someone else. He does, however, want us to remember that what we have comes from Him and that we can never give away more than He has given us.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T