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NOT ENOUGH Read: 2 Corinthians 9:10–15 Bible in a Year: Leviticus 25; Mark 1:23–45 Do not forget to do good and to share with others. Hebrews 13:16 On the way home from church, my sat in the backseat enjoying Goldfish crackers as my other implored her to share. Trying to redirect the conversation, I asked the hoarder of snacks, “What did you do in class today?” She said they made a basket of bread and fish because a gave Jesus five loaves and two fish that Jesus used to feed more than 5,000 people (John 6:1–13). “That was very kind of the little boy to share. Do you think maybe God is asking you to share your fish?” I asked. “No, Momma,” she replied. When we believe that God is good, we can learn to open our hands to others. I tried to encourage her not to keep all the crackers to herself. She was unconvinced. “There is not enough for everyone!” Sharing is hard. It is easier to hold onto what we see in front of us. Perhaps we do the calculation and reason there is simply not enough for everyone. And the assumption is that if I give, I will be left wanting. Paul reminds us that all we have comes from God, who wants to enrich us “in every way so that [we] can be generous” (2 Corinthians 9:10–11). The math of heaven isn’t a calculation of scarcity but of abundance. We can share joyfully because God promises to care for us even as we are generous to others. Father, You take good care of me. Help me to think of others today and to share Your goodness with them. When we believe that God is good, we can learn to open our hands to others. 
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I have heard it said that you cannot outgive God, and I have never been in lack because of giving to others. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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