Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A to Z Blogging -- M is for Measure

Measure

Jesus said, “…give, and it will be given to you…
For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38

With what measure are you giving today? It is easy to “give”—of our time, our talent, and our treasure—to those we love, to those who have given to us.

But with what measure do you give?

Reluctantly, because you don’t want to take the time?

Resentfully, that someone demanding yet something else?

Angrily because you “have” to?

The Lord gives to us every day with a measure of generosity and love, more than we can imagine, more than we could ever deserve. Shouldn’t we do the same?

But it is not so easy to give to those who have measured out to us betrayal, or hurt, or maybe nothing at all. With the Lord’s help, however, we can do so. Pray that He will open your heart to forgive, to be generous and giving to others—even if they have not given to us in like measure.

Ask the Lord to help you give with love and generosity today.


(I’m also blogging the A to Z Challenge at Home is Where the Mom Is about 
The Morning Blues—Beating Them.)

4 comments:

  1. Wonderful post and something we all should ask the Lord to help us do.

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    1. Thank you for your comment, Glenda! It's sure something I cannot do without the Lord's help!

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  2. I needed this reminder. I've been walking around for the past couple of weeks with a martyr complex. While I've been doing for others, it's not been with the best attitude.

    TaMara
    One of AJ's AtoZ wHooligans
    Tales of a Pee Dee Mama

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    1. It's certainly easy to do that TaMara--I've gotten into that pattern too. Thankfully we have a Lord Who is ready to bring it to our attention (if we are listening...) and forgive us for falling short. Thank you for commenting!

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