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As I studied
along in Psalm 37 this week, I found verse 21: The wicked borrows but does
not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives.”
I have learned many good things from
sharing life with Ryan, and one of those things has been generosity. I don’t
know that I’ve ever known someone who is as ready to share as Ryan.
If he hears of a need and has
the ability to meet it, he doesn’t hesitate. He’s first in line to help.
And while sometimes that means
he’s helping financially (which is what most people think of when they hear the
word “generosity”) – it also means he helps in so many other ways.
Like the time we changed our
mailbox and one of his coworkers asked if she could have our old one. He cleaned
it until it sparkled, drove it to her house, and installed it in cement.
Like the time (when I worked at
WBCL) he found out one of my coworkers needed a car hauled from Fort Wayne to
Muncie, so he borrowed his step-dad’s truck and trailer, drove to Fort Wayne,
picked up the car, and hauled it to Muncie.
Like the time(s) in our dating
days when he drove to my house every week – or multiple times a week – to take
care of the yard, because I was busy and commuting and didn’t always have time
to tend to it.
Like the time we happened upon a
stalled car on a busy road in Fort Wayne (in the middle of winter) and he
hopped out, somehow managed to talk me into doing the same, and we pushed that
car off the road, UPHILL into a parking lot. I was wearing heeled boots, too. EEK!
On and on it goes. He sees
needs, and he generously meets them. He gives of his time, his talent, and his
treasure, and in so doing, he has taught me that this is not only the right
thing to do, but it’s the joy-giving thing to do. I am thankful to learn this
from him – and to still get to learn this from him.
My hope and prayer for my heart is
that this will come to me as naturally as it comes to him!
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