Proverbs 3:27-28

"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor,“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you” when you already have it with you." Proverbs 3:27-28

It is helpful to also read Matthew 22:34-40

^"Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together.  One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

It really all comes down to love. If you love, you wouldn't hold back. If you love, you wouldn't sit by and see someone in need suffer if you can help. Its cruel, unconsiderate, selfish, and truly unloving. Lev. 19:13 even goes to so far to say that when you do you are stealing. Remember, everything around us and everything we have belongs ultimately to God. We should be using it all for His glory and honor.

Prayer: Lord, Forgive me for the times I've held on to something I should have given (and for times I should have given freely and was begrudged). Give me the strength to love when my weak humanity struggles to do otherwise.