Growing in Faith Together Sometimes one of the hardest things for us to learn to do is to share. As children, and even into adulthood, we tend to want to hold on to what we think belongs to us, makes us feel safe, or cannot live without. Coming from humble beginnings, I truly understand how difficult sharing can be, especially when you might not have that much to share. Being a parent, I can empathize with the financial struggles that life and raising a family can bring.
I wish I could tell you that I know every Bible verse and that I have read the Bible from cover to cover, but regrettably, I cannot. But one thing I do know is that everything we have has been given to us by our Father in Heaven. Sometimes when it gets difficult for our family to give, I think of my relationship with my children. If my children had an opportunity to share something of theirs and they chose to give willingly from their blessings…I would be beside myself and would waste no time rewarding them for their acts of charity and love.
We should want our Father to see us in that light and be beside Himself and reward us for our acts of sacrificial giving. This is our time to give, not only to one person, but to many. And this is not going to be a gift that is only given once, but a gift that will continue to be shared for generations to come. It is our time to give righteously and not hold back, and to truly live the life of a Steward, giving to our Father first and not of what is left over. Besides, I know, as we all do that when we give, especially a sacrificial gift, our loving Father blesses us back many times over!
Be blessed and be excited!
Your servant in Christ,
Lupe Saiz
A veces una de las cosas más difíciles de aprender es el compartir. De niños y a veces hasta de adultos, nos inclinamos y aferrarnos a lo que nos pertenece, lo que nos hace sentir seguros o con aquello con lo que no podemos vivir. Al venir de una cuna humilde, es fácil para mí entender que tan difícil puede ser compartir, especialmente si parece que no hay mucho para compartir. Como madre de familia comprendo los continuos obstáculos financieros que se presentan en la vida al criar una familia.
Desearía poder decirles que conozco cada versículo de la Biblia y que he leído la Biblia de principio a fin, pero desgraciadamente no es así. Pero lo que sí sé es que todo lo que tenemos nos lo ha dado nuestro Padre en el Cielo. A veces cuando es difícil para nuestra familia dar, pienso en mi relación con mis hijos. Si mis hijos tuvieran la oportunidad de compartir algo suyo y eligieran de su propia iniciativa compartir sus bendiciones…yo sería completamente feliz y les premiaría inmediatamente por sus actos de amor y caridad.
Deberíamos desear que nuestro Padre nos viera en esa luz y que estuviera completamente feliz y que nos premiara por nuestro sacrificio al dar generosamente. Este es nuestro momento para dar, no a una sola persona pero a muchas. Y este será un regalo, no de una sola vez, sino que lo compartiremos con generaciones en el futuro.
Este es nuestro momento de dar con justicia, sin dudas y verdaderamente vivir como Corresponsable, dando primero a nuestro Padre lo que es justo, no de lo que nos sobra. Además sepamos que cuando damos, especialmente si es un sacrificio, nuestro Padre amoroso nos bendecirá muchas veces más de lo que hemos dado.
Sometimes one of the hardest things for us to learn to do is to share. As children, and even into adulthood, we tend to want to hold on to what we think belongs to us, makes us feel safe, or cannot live without. Coming from humble beginnings, I truly understand how difficult sharing can be, especially when you might not have that much to share. Being a parent, I can empathize with the financial struggles that life and raising a family can bring.