Will you offer help if given an opportunity?
September 7, 2013 Leave a comment
“When we have the opportunity to do good to anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers.” Galatians 6:10 ERV
“Opportunity-a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; a chance”
The hardest part of having a lot of money is giving it away to somebody.
I don’t have millions of dollars but me and my wife live a comfortable life. We both work hard to save money to support our two children plus the unnecessary extra stuff in life. One is in college now and then next one is going next year. Many years ago, people come to us for financial help and we supply their needs and some came back and return the amount but some just forgot. I have no plans of collecting them and I will let their heart decide if they really want to return the favor, we don’t need it now.
Personally, I don’t have problems giving away money to help other people. To me, it is an opportunity to show kindness to the world. If someone ask you for money, will you refuse and say no? But how do you decide when to help and who to help?
I struggle with this situation sometimes. When you and your spouse work hard and put an effort to improve your life and there is someone on the other side of the phone asking for help and you have a few minutes to decide to say yes or no, how do you get to decide to help or not help. Sometimes we end up saying – “oh, I have to ask my husband or wife about it, I ll call you back”. Most of the cases, that is what we do because we want to make sure that the other party involved in the gathering of resources agrees to what you are going to do.
In human terms, we don’t automatically offer our help to other people. Maybe because there is always that self-preservation mindset. Of course we will take care of ourselves first and worry about the people that are not in our circle.
Part of the reason why we have to read the Bible and study daily is to be able to equip us with questions like this one. It won’t be hard to say yes if we are aware of the principle that is laid out in the Bible. The Bible says help them, lend your hand, offer your help, extend your mercy irregardless of any reason you think is unreasonable. When they come to you, it means that God guided their footsteps towards you.
Sometimes it is hard to become the person that God wants us to be especially in the realm of generosity and helping people. Very few people have attained that mentality of mercy.
I’m not there yet but I will try to. I think it is a form of mental or spiritual exercise to offer help to those in need at any given time, not to save the world or save the individual but just to show that I have tamed/mastered my unselfish attribute and being able to execute a form of self sacrifice. Not to show the world that “hey, I am generous” and you should be also – but because you have given the opportunity.
Will you offer help next time?
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