Active Generosityনমুনা

Imagine it: halfway through the church service, joining the line for communion, and just as you make eye contact with the guy with the plate, you do a 180 and make a break for it. Everyone turns their eyes to the back of the room, the double doors swinging in your wake.

This sounds drastic, not to mention social madness, but it’s exactly what Jesus prescribes in Matthew 5:23–24 for a particular bunch of people.

Those with unresolved conflict and old grudges have to give total priority to making amends. Some of us might feel that we have no grudge that big in our lives. But we know that if the Lord cares deeply about friendships swinging towards a lack of health, he must really care about them swinging the other way, into life and hope.

If God sees relationships as so important that nothing on our schedule can go on until we’ve settled them, that changes how we see friends with nothing against us. We can bring new life to those relationships that are currently great for us.

What can you do today to stay in touch with those you know bring goodness into your life? We might have friends that are just stagnant, ticking over, or relationships that have gone stale. God cares about those friendships coming alive. He has hopes, dreams, and plans for how you can bring something unique for each other. If you’ve dropped out of contact, trust God to span the gap.