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.)
