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Have you ever seen a video on social media where two toddlers are playing and one kid tries to take a toy from the other? Before you know it, there is a massive tug of war going on and pretty soon, both kids are crying.

What caused all of the mayhem? One of the kids wasn't willing to share.

Sharing isn't just hard for toddlers. Sharing can be hard for all of us. We like our stuff. We have often worked hard to earn our possessions, or we have received them from someone who means a lot to us.

So, why do we need to share?

When we look at Jesus' life, he didn't cling to what he had. He chose to live generously so that others could receive what they needed. When he saw someone who was struggling, he went out of his way to help provide for them. Jesus' generosity actually led to him laying down his life for us. That's pretty radical generosity, isn't it?

So, when we follow Jesus, we are invited to be generous, too. We probably won't have to literally lay down our life for our friends, but there are other ways we can share what we have.

If your friend doesn't bring a lunch to school, you share half of your sandwich with them. If you see someone sitting alone at the school assembly, you can sit with them and be generous with your time. If your youth group is doing a fundraiser to help build a new community center, then you share some of your allowance money.

It's easy to become laser-focused on what we want, but generosity invites us to think about what someone else needs.