"Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
Luke 6:30-31
This is great stuff. Seriously... I love it when the rules are so interesting. :) "Give to every man that asketh of thee" (and I am sure that he means women as well.) So, if someone asks me for something, then I give it. Am I okay with that? Hmm. It makes you think about how attached you are to your earthly possessions, and how much you trust God. :) This whole thing is about faith... if someone takes your stuff, you shouldn't ask for it back. What?? :) How much do we trust God? And then, we should treat people as we would like to be treated. This is a huge thing... do we really do this, ever? Do we treat our Boss as we would like to be treated? Our families? Our co-workers? The people who are mean to us? The people who take our stuff? :) Do we have the faith to really try to live this way in our lives? I think it is awfully cool. It is a great way to treat life, and so relaxing to not be attached to your stuff. :) If someone wants it, you can let it go. The Lord might have a more important use for it somewhere else. :) Can we do it? Maybe not at first, and not for things that are essential to our lives (I'm talking about the oxygen tank, NOT the chocolate bar, by the way)... but let's try it today. What a great day it will be to let go of some of that ownership stress and really share with others... part of our journey to becoming a Zion people, right? :)
And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
Luke 6:30-31
This is great stuff. Seriously... I love it when the rules are so interesting. :) "Give to every man that asketh of thee" (and I am sure that he means women as well.) So, if someone asks me for something, then I give it. Am I okay with that? Hmm. It makes you think about how attached you are to your earthly possessions, and how much you trust God. :) This whole thing is about faith... if someone takes your stuff, you shouldn't ask for it back. What?? :) How much do we trust God? And then, we should treat people as we would like to be treated. This is a huge thing... do we really do this, ever? Do we treat our Boss as we would like to be treated? Our families? Our co-workers? The people who are mean to us? The people who take our stuff? :) Do we have the faith to really try to live this way in our lives? I think it is awfully cool. It is a great way to treat life, and so relaxing to not be attached to your stuff. :) If someone wants it, you can let it go. The Lord might have a more important use for it somewhere else. :) Can we do it? Maybe not at first, and not for things that are essential to our lives (I'm talking about the oxygen tank, NOT the chocolate bar, by the way)... but let's try it today. What a great day it will be to let go of some of that ownership stress and really share with others... part of our journey to becoming a Zion people, right? :)
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