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Giving is not always an easy things to do for every person. The matter of amount to give, the occasion, the necessity or many things else affecting the willingness of an individual to give. however most people will feel it easy to give after they received something.
The question is can we give in when even ourselves is in need?

Mark 12: 44 ''They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on."

The story of The widow's offering could be a good role model for us related to the topic of giving when we are in need, because out of her needs and poverty she could give offering with all of her heart, while many other people give according to what they have and their wealth and their riches.

Let say that we are in a situation where we don't have that much cash, we walk around a mall and suddenly we see something that we think it could bless a person heart if we buy and give it to that person. It is maybe because they like it or they need it.
But actually, we are in need of something else.
How many of us choose to put aside our own agenda and choose to get that thing and bless that person heart by giving the thing that they need and they like?


Another scenario, let say that we just had a break up that make us upset and sad and disappointed and we think that we have all the right to be comforted and cared by other people. Suddenly, one of our friend text us and ask us whether we have time to talk or not, because He/She needs a person to talk to. It might be He/She having serious problem with the family, losing someone, etc. How many of us choose to put aside our problem and choose to listen to that person?

Some of us might refuse to put aside our own agenda and problem. Maybe because we think that we could only afford to buy the small teddy bear rather that the big teddy bear, then there is no point to give. or because we think that we also have a serious problem and we think that we could not think properly to arrange any wise word as an advice for our friends then there is no point to respond to the invitation.

The point is not how expensive the thing that we bought for that person or how powerful our advice for that person. It is about our heart willingness.

I believe the teddy bear lover friend wont mind the small teddy bear. At least, He/She will know that we care and remember about her.
I believe the other person wont mind to only have us listen and look at her eyes when she telling you her story, He/She might just need a person to share her problem with and feel relieved after share to us.

God loves a cheerful giver who willing to give with all of their heart no matter what the circumstances are, because He wants us to put our faith in Him for all that we need.

We don't need to be worry when we are in need because God is our portion, He is our provider who always provide all our needs. He is our father who always love us no matter what, He will provide us the love, care, comfort, financial, or anything that we need in a right time and in a right amount according to His richness and our capacity in Him.

After all giving is a realization of love.
By a sincere giving we are telling the person who receive that we love them.

-CarolinE-