Sorry, once again, for not posting for a while... At times I feel like giving up this blog completely, but I made a promise, and I'm planning on keeping it! There has been a lot going on in my life. Last night, I was given the opportunity to share my testimony with the youth at my church! I was super excited and nervous, but I think it went well! (Well, that's what I heard from other people.) It was really great to hear that after I shared my testimony, many of the youth opened up in their small groups... :)
Lately, I have been reading Acts because it is the book we are studying at my bible study. It has quite a bit of material, and there is a lot of heavy stuff involved. There is one story of how a couple lied to the church about how much money they were giving, and after both of them lied, they dropped dead. (Acts 5) But, what I wanted to share with you guys today is a lighter, yet inspiring story. It is found in Acts 4.
Acts 4:32-37
All the believers were united in heart and mind. And they felt
that what they owned was not their own, so they shared
everything they had. The apostles testified powerfully to the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God's great blessing was upon
them all. There were no needy people among them, because
those who owned land or houses would sell them and bring the
money to the apostles to give to those in need.
For instance, there was Joseph, the one the apostles
nicknamed Barnabas (which means "Son of Encouragement").
He was from the tribe of Levi and came from the island of Cyprus.
He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.
I really enjoyed reading this. This is something I truly, truly desire! To be united in heart and mind with other believers. To understand that the possessions I have in this world are not my own; they have all been given to me by God! They are all things of this world. It would be so wonderful and great if we could all let go of our worldly possessions, and learn to share them amongst ourselves! What I have is what you have. I often find myself being so caught up in my own possessions; I went through a phase when nobody was allowed to touch my stuff!
But look at what these believers were doing! They were sharing everything God had provided them with; because they were sharing, they were able to say "there were no needy people among them"! How great would it be to say that!?
I have to admit, I'm not really ready to sell all of my stuff to help everybody else out... But I hope God will one day turn me into somebody who is that loving and generous! But for now, I do know that I want to start sharing what I do have with others... Whatever I have, no matter how small! I have no right to be possessive over clothes, over gadgets, over food, over money... Everything I "own" has been provided to me by God! I can't say I "own" these things, because it wasn't even me who did any work for these things! God was the one who allowed me to put my hands on whatever I have, and I should just as easily let them go!
I pray that God will help us all realize how little significance our worldly possessions have... That we will not shy away from being generous with these possessions, but we will rejoice when we are able to let go of these possessions! We already have so much more than we need... Yet we keep collecting more and more and seem to give away so little!
Thanks for reading this post! :D
- kjoosaurus out!
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