And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Luke 12:15
I always was told and thought to believe that those that had money were somehow more favored and loved by God. That it was their reward for being obedient and it always made me feel bad if I did not have it. Like somehow our performance measured our blessings. So those that did not have much, were less than or viewed as "doing something wrong". But that simply is not the case for look at Jesus. He was poor. Missionaries are not living in abundance. Not all churches are "rich". So then how can it be that only the favored have much? I do know that God entrusts more to those with whom He can actually entrust more with. So often, we want and want and do not have because we only want for ourselves. We will be amazed how much God will bless us if we simply become channels for blessings to others.
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35
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