Balance of Giving and Receiving
Balance & Wholeness
Scripture
Luke 6:38
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
Devotion
Balance means both giving and receiving. September may bring opportunities to give—time, energy, resources, love. Give generously. Scripture teaches that generosity opens channels of blessing. But also receive. Let others give to you. Let yourself be served. Receive help, kindness, love. Balance means not giving until you are empty but maintaining the flow of both giving and receiving.
Today’s Step
Where are you giving in September? Where can you receive? How can you maintain healthy balance?
Prayer
God, help me to give generously. Help me also to receive gracefully. Help me to maintain balance between giving and receiving. Help abundance to flow in both directions.