We, Christians are expected to be different. The Bible reveals the life style of early Christians & they shared what they had with the other fellow men.They were real role models! Now a days what's wrong with us? Where is the value of "Sharing?"
Two days before we had an annual scouts and guides camp in our institution. The first day morning, a kid approached a senior guy for little toothpaste. But he refused to share. In camp at noontime, they all trained to mould a tent, there this senior boy was asked to bring his bed sheet to decorate the tent. Again, he was reluctant to give his things. With out knowing any of these, I approached the same guy to get some clothes to cover the table. He said "NO�. Other boys heard our talk and they started complaining against him. All his loutishness made me furious & I made him to give that bed sheets for others. While we were about to leave, I said 'bye' to him. He didn't respond back, the reason was plain that he felt bad when I pointed out his stinginess in front of others. Really, my intention was to inculcate good value in him and the out come of my deal was a 'gloomy face.' I felt sorry for him. How to console/ settles this... Oh! Thank god! In the Bible - Luke 6: 38-39, we reads � Give to others and God will give to you.� I approached him, repeating this scripture in my mind. At first, he seems to be rebellious but slowly he melted & we shared lighter moments. He admitted frankly that he didn't have enough role models to learn about this value sharing. Finally I quoted the first half of the above verse and prompted him to complete the rest. (I knew he is a Christian) In a soft voice, he completed � Indeed you will receive a full measure, a generous helping poured in to your hands- all that you can hold.� The boy went back by promising me that he will share his things with others! May God help him to keep his words! Future generation needs role model to inculcate this great value 'Sharing' We have some role models in our Jesus youth community but needed more apostles in our midst!!! Let�s learn the meaning of these verses in depth. �Give to others and god will give to you. Indeed you will receive a full measure, a generous helping poured in to your hands � all that you can hold� Luke 6:38-39 In this lent try to implement these verse in our own life! Let's others know we are Christians! Praise God! Priya Cochin **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
