I do believe we should be good stewards in the way we offer help to others, but when we are presented with opportunities to be generous, and we have the means to do so, we should.
We shouldn't attach strings to our giving, either.
Luke 14:13-14 "But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:...And thou shalt be blessed;
for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just."
Generosity and charity are key elements to practical Christianity. When you're feeling a bit stingy, it's good to remember that Sodom and Gomorrah were not destroyed "just" for sexual immorality.
Ezekiel 16:49-50 "Behold,
this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters,
neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy....And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good."
It's ALSO important to make sure we aren't so busy following certain political factions that we forget those parties are not necessarily based on Christian values, no matter how "conservative" they are. I tire of the "I'm not my brother's keeper" rhetoric, even though I understand it from a logical (albeit cynical) standpoint. Christians ARE their brothers' keepers.
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