When was the last time you sacrificed something for yourself to give it to someone who really needed it.

No, I don’t mean that you gave some $$ to a beggar on the street corner.

I mean when did you go hungry because you offered your lunch to someone who was even hungrier than you were?

When was the last time you saw a single parent who was struggling to get by and you offered to fill up their gas tank, or buy their groceries?

When was the last time you paid for lunch the person behind you in line?

All of these things count as doing good for others.

But let’s not stop there.

What else can you think of that would be doing good for others?

How about sharing a verse with them? Or simply being there to listen when they are going through a hard time? Or being supportive even when you might not agree with their ideas?

That’s enough questions for right now.

God loves it when we do things for others, especially out of our own poverty.

Yes, we all have poverty, it might not be financial poverty, it might be loving poverty, food poverty, or spiritual poverty.

There are many different types of poverty.

Poverty doesn’t just mean Money $$$!

God also loves it when we share out of our abundance.

Ok God Loves it when we share!

That’s why we try so hard to teach our kids to share at such young ages.

In fact, when was the last time you watched a young child?

I have a nephew, he is pretty awesome and funny.

The other day he was over at our house and one of my kids asked him if he would share something with them.

He turned around and looked at him then said, no he proceeded to turn around and walk off.

Shortly afterwards, my son walked back over to him and asked, hey can I use that for a second?

His answer was considerably different. He looked at him, stared him up and down, and said, Sure thing sir.

I literally laughed out loud.

All too often we have the first mindset when it comes to sharing anything.

We are afraid that someone else is going to use it all up before we can use it as much as we want.

The truth is that if everyone has a second attitude, or others are just borrowing then we are much more willing to share everything.

Next time you see someone in need, think of it as if they are not taking it from you.  You will not miss out by sharing what you have with them, they are simply borrowing what God gave you.