Are We Not All Beggars

The other day I was driving to work and I stopped by the gas station. It was just a normal day in quarantine. I was just going to pull in, put on my mask, get a drink, and then head off to start my day.

Until... I saw a man. He had a sign asking for gas money. His sign said, "Need gas money. Any little bit helps." 

I just been given a little cash from my husband so I figured since I had a little cash I might as well put it to good use. So I reached out the window and gave him a little cash and went on with my normal quarantine, corona day. 

Now I am not saying this to say, "Look at me all high and mighty giving someone money," because let's be real... as soon as I left that parking lot I thought, "he'll probably just buy some alcohol or drugs." And then I was mad at myself. Here I am trying to do good and then I have to go thinking bad about this person.


In Mosiah 4:19 King Benjamin asks, "...are we not all beggars?" 

Just as this man was depending on all those around him for money for gas, we all depend on our Heavenly Father for everything we own. We can even compare this to being so dependent on our Savior for the atonement.

As soon as I drove away from this man I said, "But what if..." but our Heavenly Father doesn't do that to us. We are given an immense number of second chances. Even if we take the money and we buy a candy bar, and then a soda, and then chips, and then we finally come to Him and say, "Please I want to buy that gas now." 

He gives it to us knowing we will mess up. Knowing we will choose the wrong thing. He continues to find me with my sign every day. 


Isn't it so wonderful that we have someone who loves us so deeply that He has supplied us with these second chances? 
Isn't is so beautiful that we have this Savior who not only gave His life for me and you, but because of that He understands us. All of our pain, and our confusion, our suffering, He understands. 

So of course I care what that man does with the money I gave him. I want him to buy the gas, BUT "are we not all beggars?" Whether this man used the money for gas as I drove away or he bought himself something else it is not my place, but I hope he used it for something he needs, and as I drove away, I changed my mindset to that. 

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