Short Take

I have recently discovered something about myself that I think might be true for others. I have 2 kids under 4 years old and another one on the way by the end of the summer. I work outside the home about 2 days per week. All told, I'm pretty tired most of the time. That probably goes without saying. Too late. What I've found is that if I make time to do something for someone else, I find energy I didn't have before to get the things done for me and my family. One could just chalk it up to me being an extrovert and so being around people is what energizes me, but I really think it's something different - more than that. I think this is God's plan for his people and that he designed us to be that way. I think there's a parallel to the ideas of tithing our money to God. If I spend some of my time (not saying I'm measuring out 10% of my time - I'm not that skilled in math actually) doing for others, I'm spending that time doing for God which means for at least that amount of time I'm not thinking about myself. I think that is God's design - to give us ways to not think about ourselves and to think about and do things for other people not expecting them to return the favor. And he blesses that with providing the energy, and then some, to get done what we need to get done, kinda like how people always report financially being taken care of when they are obedient with tithing their money.