What Goes Around Comes Around

Thursday May 25, 2023

Truth

A saying we often hear is, “What goes around comes around.” It is usually said with reference to how a person treats others. It means that if we treat someone badly today, that’s what we can expect to experience from others in the future.” God’s word brings a positive truth to 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 doing something nice for someone so they in return will do something nice for us. We need to be attentive to what is going on in the lives of others, and like God, respond with compassion whether it is convenient or not. The person needing our help may be someone we genuinely care about or someone that easily gets under our skin. Whatever the case, we can be assured that as we bless that person God will surely 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. We can also love and care for those who suffer. We can reach out and support others without wanting anything in return. God 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. I want to live motivated by love rather than by co-dependency and selfish motives. Open my eyes each day to see people in need and show me the way to take care of them as You would take care of me. Amen

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