Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you, according to Luke 6:38. Clearly, God is so pleased that we choose to care about others rather than just ourselves that He abundantly responds in kind.
The principle of God, which Galatians 6:7 introduces by reminding us that God is not mocked, is that what a man sows he will surely reap. This same concept is declared in 1 Peter 3:9 where the Holy Spirit states that we are called to bless that we might receive the blessing. We don't just do it for the return blessing, but as sure as God is, He does reward our smallest and biggest effort, from giving a glass of water to little one to laying our life down for others.
The obvious problem with giving is that often the people we seek to bless may take advantage of us, or worse yet, turn on us. So, it is important to remember that we give to God by blessing others, and we do it in obedience to Him. Then it doesn't matter whether the ones we help appreciate our work or not, God knows our heart and every detail of what we do. Therefore, Galatians 6:9 reminds us to not be weary in well doing for in due time we shall surely reap. The central issue is do we trust that God is faithful to His promise.
The nature of God is love which gives. Because God is a giver, and is so good, His life in us motivates and empowers us to give: to give thanks to Him always, to give our resources to others in need, and to be ready to bless every person that He directs. Give and it will be given. In all this, we simply cannot outgive God, He will surely honor those who honor Him by giving. Keep sowing seeds and trust God to produce the harvest.
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