What Goes Around Comes Around
Sunday May 17, 2020
A saying we often hear is: “What goes around comes around.” It is usually said in reference to how a person treats others. The interpretation being, “How a person is treating others today is what they can expect to experience from others in the future.” God’s word brings a positive spin on this saying. His promise is, that as we bless others, we can expect God to bless us.
Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the Lord will help them when they are in trouble. The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies. (Psalm 41:1-2 GNT)
God loves to pour goodness into our lives and one of the ways we open the door to that is by being kind and helpful to others. This is different from the co-dependent way we often have of trying to do something nice for someone so they will do something nice for us in return. We need to be attentive to what is going on in the lives of others, and like God, respond with compassion as needed. It may be convenient. It may not. It may be a person we genuinely care about, or someone that easily gets under our skin. Whatever the case, we can be assured that as we bless others, God will bless us.
Give to others, and God will give to you. Indeed, you will receive a full measure, a generous helping, poured into your hands—all that you can hold. The measure you use for others is the one that God will use for you. (Luke 6:38 GNT)
God’s antidote to co-dependence in these situations is to turn the focus from the “You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” way of operating, to acting from a higher standard – the standard of love and compassion. God is love. God loves us. God cares for those who suffer. I will also care for those who suffer. We can reach out and support others without needing anything in return because God provides for us. He may use that person to bless us in the future, or He may bless us by some other means. The choice is up to Him. We just know that when we serve God by loving others, He will be there for us in our time of need. God’s Word is our guarantee.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I love how You love and care for me and others. I want to live motivated by love rather than co-dependency and selfish motives. Open my eyes to see people in need today, and help me to care for them as You direct. Amen
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