Have you ever received something from another person that sparked a thought within you of something you should do for someone else? Isn’t that what giving is about? We receive something freely so that we can give freely to someone else. Perhaps you received some help moving, so you find yourself volunteering to help someone else move. Or maybe you were given some new electronic gadget and immediately think of a person who needs the same thing, so you go out of your way to make sure that person receives the needed item.
Romans 13:8 says, “Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.” We should consider ourselves to be in debt to those we come in contact with. We owe them love, because God has freely loved us and loves them as well. God’s love is meant to be held onto tightly only so that we can share it with others freely.
Reluctant Retiree 