Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Share.
We teach our children to share from a young age and the challenge starts with toddlers learning the word, “Mine!”.
The struggle is real as we will share those things we can easily part with or do without. In our minds, we know our possessions are temporal and fleeting. Yet our hearts often long to hold onto more than we need.
“Share” is defined as “dividing, participating, or enjoying jointly” (dictionary.com).
“And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” (Hebrews 13:16, NLT)
The writer of Hebrews knew we would forget to do good, we would withhold rather than share. Sharing will be a sacrifice, it will cost us something. Sharing will move us to part with our worldly goods, our own agendas, and our time.
It is in sharing that we display the heart of our Savior:
“Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.” (Revelation 3:20, NLT)
Sharing here symbolizes acceptance and deep friendship, a relationship of caring.
When we share with others, we extend a hand, showing we care and will enter into relationship.
We share in the most ordinary of days,
and one day,
He will share with us in the most extraordinary of ways.
Today I am joining … Five Minute Friday and Faith On Fire and Fresh Market Friday and Faith ”˜N Friends .
I love these thoughts on sharing! What a thought that we can jointly enjoy what we give when we share with the right attitude.
Amber, in our humanness we think we will have less but in God’s economy – we actually gain.
That was the verse I found when my two oldest were young, and I wanted to show them that sharing is biblical. Then that stemmed into us gathering toys we no longer used into a big box and giving it to needy kids at Christmas together. I loved how God took it from one level to the next with them and me too!
I love that the teaching went not only to learning but to action. May God’s Word always move me to action and not be limited to knowledge. Blessings!
Hi Joanne, I’m coming over from FMF #22. Sharing can sometimes be extremely difficult when a person wants to hang on to “things.” One of the most impacting things I know is sharing a meal with others. Look how many times Christ had meals with people. Thanks for your words.
Diane, your comment caused me to pause and think about the meals Christ had with people. I was reminded of how He demonstrated even a little can do much when we give it to Him and He blesses it.
Amen!
I enjoy sharing meals with others, and also sharing my gift of meal making to those in need. Have a blessed and beautiful weekend!
Barbie, may every meal shared multiply blessings in your life and in the lives of each recipient. Blessings!
Beautiful writing here.
I’m beginning to realize – not a moment too soon – that we only truly learn to love that which we unhesitatingly share.
Yes and Amen, Andrew. So very true!
Joanne,
So good to see you again. I think we wrote basically the same words. lol 🙂
I am happy to see you continuing to share God’s Word.
Blessings
Janis
#71 FMF
I post on Medium and can’t find the friend’s link – so hope you can read it.
Jan, I loved how our writing aligned. I was not able to leave a response on your post as I do not have a Medium account. It is amazing how in sharing we truly gain more than we have given. The joy of giving and sharing far outweighs that which we have sacrificed. Blessings!