If someone uses this verse against you when you need to communicate a boundary, here’s how you could kindly and confidently respond: I agree that Jesus taught us to echo His spirit to be honorable and willing to be self-sacrificial when and if necessary. I am willing to be a resource for you when needed, but it’s not realistic for me to become the source that sustains you. And it’s also not realistic or biblical for me to sign on to rescue you from the consequences of choices you made that I had no say in. My greatest desire is to be a cheerful giver like God says He loves, so I’m
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