A Kiss from Rose | Entitlement or Exchange
- alstonshropshire3
- Jun 13, 2025
- 2 min read
Open Hands—To Give, Not Just Receive
How can you truly expect to receive when you never make room to give?
Are you operating from a place of entitlement or a spirit of exchange?
So many want to stand under the windows of heaven, waiting for the blessings to pour out—but their hands are only open when it’s time to receive. Never to sow, never to lift, never to offer.
Let’s be clear: we’re not talking about giving to your children—that’s easy. That’s natural. Most people will go above and beyond for their kids. But what about your parents? Your friends? Your church family? And more importantly—what about God?
Some won’t give God a moment of their day, yet ask Him for miracles. They ask for healing, wealth, protection, peace—but can’t utter a simple, “Thank you, Father.”
No praise unless a blessing falls. No worship unless a door opens.
Scripture says, “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over…” (Luke 6:38).
It doesn’t say “wait and expect,” it says give.
Malachi 1:6 asks, “If I am a Father, where is the honor due me?”
God is not a genie. He’s your Creator, your Provider, your Sustainer. Giving to Him—whether in time, praise, service, or substance—isn’t a favor. It’s an act of honor. A heart posture. A sign that you’re not just interested in His hand, but His heart.
So if your hands are always open to receive, ask yourself—when’s the last time they were open to give?
Because the blessing is not just in what you get.
The greater blessing is in what you’re willing to give back.
“Sometimes God places you in a storm to shift your heart—because left unchecked, you’ll keep taking… and taking… and taking.
And sometimes, He’ll sit down the very person who gave so freely to you—just to see if you’ll finally give back to the one who poured so much into you. Because all you did was take.... take...take.
It’s not always about what you receive. Sometimes, it’s about what you’re willing to return”. - Alston Shropshire
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