Give as You Have Received When you are tempted to be stingy toward others or to wish them harm, it is because you are forgetting what I have given you: the blessings of salvation, the blessings that are in your life—all those things are gifts from Me. When you express gratitude for those things, it frees you up to give to others. Dwelling on how much you have been given will enable you to give to others. Sometimes you pray to Me, calling upon Me to reply to your requests, yet I may be waiting on you to obey Me in taking a step of faith to help others. I work all things for good in your life. I want you to work all things for good in the lives of others as well. You are an instrument for Me to bring heaven to earth, so don't miss out on the joy that comes from being a blessing to people and giving of yourself in whatever ways you can. You have the ability to change your reality and the reality of others by focusing on giving to others as I have given to you. "Give as freely as you have received!" MATTHEW 10:8 (NLT)