To give generously, you need time, money, and freedom first. The Good Samaritan could help because he wasn't rushed and could pay the innkeeper. Build a life that creates capacity before you try to serve others.
How about, I believe in giving. That's cute. Who knows the best thing you can be for the poor is not one of them. You can't give what you don't have. Anyone ever heard the story of the Great Samaritan before? It sounds good, right? But, and everyone could do it, but he had two things most people don't have. If he was late for his job, he wouldn't have stopped to help the guy. If he didn't have any money to give the innkeeper, he couldn't have given him the coins. He had time and money. You can say, I love to give, but until you develop a life, a business, a lifestyle that provides you time, money, and freedom, them, you can't truly give what you don't have. I believe in Jesus, and I do, and all— many of us say we do, but where is the evidence?
