Sharing With Others

An excerpt from First Light: Women's Daily Devotional &Journal:

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for such sacrifices God is pleased

Hebrews 13: 16 NIV

How do you sacrifice to give others what they need?

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We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not please ourselves.

Romans 15: 1 NIV

When have you helped to bear someone's failure or difficult circumstances? When has someone shared with you during a time of need in your life?

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I can answer the first question:

My first thought when I think about helping people goes straight to money. I always think that the only way I am helping somebody is when or if I give them some money. But the truth is, when I give out of myself not just financially...but maybe give a hug or a smile or an encouraging word, that's a sacrifice (especially when you don't even feel well yourself), and I might have been giving somebody just what they needed at just the right moment.

Have you ever given somebody a hug or a compliment, and they turn right around and say, "Thank you, I needed that".