Love In Action: Serving through sharing. Session 5

(Contributed by: Bro Adrian)

“When a person is filled with Christ, springs of living water will refuel, refresh, and refurbish parched lives.”

Is this so different from “Love your neighbour as yourself.”?

I suggest that it is alright to fill your life up first but never forget that you are filled only to bless others.

Sharing ourselves

Is there anyone with an empty cup? I suggest that some people may be lacking in creativity in sharing what they have in their cup…..

And possibly not calling upon Our Father to unlock His wealth…

Don’t wait for your cup to be full to start sharing…

Sharing our skills, talents, and abilities

If only we look at what we are blessed with rather than what we don’t have, we will see a wonderful inventory from which we can share from…

Sometimes, people are looking at spiritual gifts only but forgot that whatever they have is also from Him.

I was once told by a church leader (not from NCA) that the problem with me is that I am too educated. To me, being studious is a blessing… And I can not only share on studying methods but also my acquired knowledge and skills.

BUT stereotyping people puts a straight jacket on them which prevents them from serving from their full range of blessings…

All of us have something to share and we should work together to discover these much need skills, talents, and abilities…

Opportunities to share are abundant as well but sometimes we think that they are not spiritual enough so dismiss them… Simple mundane chores may be just what is needed to bring glory to God…

Sharing Our Material Resources

“When the love of God penetrates a heart, the idol of materialism falls and people become generous.”

“When the love of God penetrates a heart…” Isn’t that the crux of our faith? That relationship with our Father….

Before that, everything we do can be a chore… a ritual… meaningless…

The other day, a non-believer friend told me that all the church wants is your money… My reply was if you believe God created the world, why would He want your money? If you don’t give (return a portion of what you have inherited from Him), someone else will…

Do you think that all your children wants from you is your money? If that is the case, I dare say that there isn’t enough time spent on building that love relationship…

Having said that, I don’t think God would be impressed if we just give away our blessings without knowing how it is being used… That is not responsible stewardship…