I love this description of the early church: “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that any of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common” (Acts 4:32).

We live in a world where we all want to be independent. We want our own personal car, our own personal clothing items, our own personal home. We don’t want to need each other. But in the early church they had all things common: they shared. Do you own something you could share with someone else?

I believe God placed ‘stuff’ in our lives because He wants us to be a blessing to someone else. Its not all about you getting blessed. Abraham was blessed “to be a blessing“. And the following verses show that they didn’t just share with their family or peers; they shared with the needy.

They worked from where they were in life to lift others up to their level. Let me encourage you to do the same.