Give What You Can.

Acts 3:1-7
1 One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. 4 Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" 5 So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
6 Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." 7 Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong.

I always have to remind myself that as long as I try, that's what counts. Not everything is easy. As long as I try my best in everything, then that's pretty successful.

With that said, Peter gave as much as he could. Therefore, giving is very important. It wasn't even money like you would associate giving to be. Peter gave up his time and skills to help others. Specifically, he could heal a man, an amazing feat!

If you think that's powerful, you don't have to go very far to find more of that power. In reality, just look at your gifts. What can you possibly give? God tells us that we are all to make a contribution to his kingdom. That contribution should be God-given and everyone definitely has one. You can serve, help, teach, evangelize, or lead, for example. There's endless possibilities, but those were a few just to get you thinking. Some people have a musical talent to worship God while others may have a talent to teach others about God. Regardless, evaluate yourself and determine what gifts you have. The key question is: what can you give back to God and others?

"What we are is God's gift to us. what we become is our gift to God." ~Eleanor Powell

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