Proverbs 11:25
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
Hebrews 6:10
God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
The Truth: God helps us, so we can help others.
Two things we need to develop if we are going to help others:
1) WE NEED TO DEVELOP
An acronym we can use to remember how to H-E-L-P:
H - HANDS
What skills, resources, advantages has God put in our hands that we can use to help others?
E- EXPERIENCES
What have we gone through that God can use to help someone else?
L- LOOK
Are you living with your head up and looking for opportunities to be helpful?
P- PROVISION
Are money and resources flowing through us or just to us?
2) WE NEED TO DEVELOP A
The condition of our heart is the root of our motivation
1 John 4
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live THROUGH HIM.
We have been given much, so God requires much from us.
James 4:6
And [God] gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
Stop trying to save yourself. God helps us, so we can help others.