In this passage, we see the contrast between Gehazi and the Shunammite woman.  Gehazi’s greed causes him to lose opportunities to serve God, that he will never find again. The Shunammite woman’s obedience to God leads her to recover everything that she has lost.  If you lose it, will you find it again? You will find it again, if you lose it for God.  No loss in service to God or in obedience to God’s word is a real loss, but rather a gain through God’s gracious provision and reward.

Other passages: Romans 12:1; Mark 8:35; 2 Kings 5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 10:39.