Sharing

To share is to let go of selfish constraints. To share is to believe that the source of one's goods, one's things, one's truth, one's love is bottomless. To share is not to lose, but to allow oneself to be an instrument of the movement of love in the universe. When Jesus said "Freely have you received, freely give", he was referring to sharing, for that which you have to share is a gift to you. You did not create yourselves. Not even your genetic substructure has any consequence from your wishes. You did not, before you were born, decide the color of your eyes, the type of stature that you would possess, your gender, or even your intelligence. These were yours to experience and receive as a gift. Your circumstances at birth were not due to your preplanning. You did not choose your parents. You did not choose your race, etc. As a mortal you exist because it is God's desire to fill the universe with His children.  

But there is a gift that you can give and that is to use your free will choice to share with others. You have the sovereign right to give or to withhold. You have the sovereign right to give to God the only gift that has value for Him, which is the gift of your willingness to do His will; and you have the choice to share your life with others.  

Sharing is not without some risks, for there needs to be a wise discernment on your part as to what, and to whom, and to what extent you share your truth, your love, and yourselves with others. To bring a bright light of truth into the face of one whose eyes are clouded over with unbelief does not result in enlightenment but only in a blinding of that person's mind, and their protective shield of unbelief will be strengthened, rather than reduced. Any sharing on your part that is coercive is counterproductive.  

So, once again, we deal with this topic of giving and receiving, this movement both directions, through those swinging doors that move both ways. To share is basically to give. But in order for someone to receive
sharing, they must be in a reception mode to allow the person who wants to share the gift of giving. As life is in its very nature complicated, so this very topic has many aspects. But the main thing I wish to leave with
you is the understanding that sharing is essentially divine, for it is God's nature of sharing which results in the universe we live in and our very lives themselves. Freely have your received, therefor, freely share.