It happens to us all. Maybe it’s someone standing on the street corner with a cardboard sign, maybe it’s a friend or a co-worker or maybe it’s a grown son or daughter. They need a loan. Or another loan. Or just a little help. Maybe it doesn’t seem right, but there’s the guilt. You wonder … what is the right thing to do?
We have become an entitlement society. Young people think they are entitled to the latest smartphone or electronic gadget. Former employees believe they are entitled to compensation whether or not they were faithful employees. And men and women of all ages, physical conditions, and situations seem intent on living off whatever they can get. Of course, there are times when churches, families, and even strangers, should take care of others, especially widows, but the Bible gives careful instructions for the dispensing of such help.
Also, read about the cost of obedience, what it has cost others, and what Jesus said about the cost of not standing up for the truth.