I absolutely love this TFE on charity, based on 1 Corinthians 13:
https://goingtojesus.com/gtj_thoughts.html?tname=tfe04-05
“The love of God does not insist on having its own way; nor does it absolutely have to get its point across, in order to be happy. It is willing that others speak, and is content to be quiet when they want to. It is willing to be last; it is willing to have the smallest piece of the pie; it is willing to stay at home to make room for another to go on a trip; it is willing in all things not to have the pre-eminence because it loves God, and it understands that God dwells with the lowly in heart”
This kind of love is not human, we cannot improve our fleshly nature to slowly turn into someone who fits this description. We need to die daily, and let Jesus live His life through us, in order for this kind of love (the love of God) to become the very thing that determines the way we think, the way feel, the way we make decisions, the way we live our lives. I love the fact and I’m thankful to God that the Spirit is, indeed, making us into such people, if we are willing. And I love that as we are becoming such people, Jesus gets all the glory for it!
Zoli