Naaman was a giver. Gehazi was a taker. The story is in II Kings 5. Naaman was grateful for what God had done for him, and wanted to give to the man of God. Gehazi was a taker, an opportunist, who tried to take advantage of a situation that did not include him. Naaman was blessed with health, and Gehazi, well, his taking gained leprosy for him and his whole family.
It's a funny thing. Givers are blessed and happy, and takers are left wanting. It is God's way.
Givers are facilitators. They cause things to happen in the lives of others. We might call them movers and shakers. Those that have the ability, because of selflessness, to get things done in God's economy.
Takers live in a small world. It is all about themselves, and thus others are often in the way. If anything does get done, it is self-absorbed, and no one else is benefited.
People are drawn to givers. God has put that spirit in us. Luke 6:38 Let's grow together in giving.
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Great post, I am almost 100% in agreement with you
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