Listen

Every day, they met together in the temple and ate in their homes. They shared food with gladness and simplicity.

Acts 2:46

Think

Do I know the names of the people I go to church with? Do I know their struggles? Do I love them? In Acts, it says that the believers met together every day. They ate together. They supported each other.

I was a construction laborer in my father’s business starting at the age of nine, and I was a brand-new Christian. I kept a ledger of my income and expenses. For a kid, I had a great deal of discretion over what I did with the money I earned, and because I kept a record, I was able to see what I was spending it on.

I liked supporting missionaries. I wanted other people to hear about God, but I also wanted my money to help other kids have food and clean water. The missionaries used those small amounts of money that I was able to give out of my abundance to help children around the world live. Sharing made me feel good.

Today I ask: do I still have that first-love feeling about sharing with others?

Deborah Guy

Pray

Holy God, help me to always live a life of faith. Teach me to share. Amen.

Go

Remember: Faith is the essence of life.