Sharing

(Pro 3:27 KJV)  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

It might be good for us to pause a moment and consider the context of this verse.  If you look back two verses, you’ll find it talking about living in a time of turmoil and struggle.  It talks about living in a time where there’s a lot of wars and a lot of insecurity.  It is in the midst of that that we are told to share.

I know we don’t like that idea.  We want to prepare and be ready to take care of our family.  That is good and that is a priority.  At the same time we are called to obedience and trust.  We are calling to look through our neighbors and our community.  It is part of who we are as believers.

So?  Find the right balance.  We tend to extremes of either/or when God wants us to go for both/and.