The first thing we need to determine is the thing we lack a need or a want. When Paul addressed the Church in Phillipi, (Philippians 4:19) he wasn’t focusing on his needs being met by God through the Church’s resources, but rather that their giving of gifts was an act of worship & pleasing to God. Bottom line is, God gives that we may give to others, not the other way around. In II Corinthians 9:8 it tells us, “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” So again, our focus should not be on our “wants” like the latest phone, designer clothes, or a new car, but on God suppling our needs in order that we would have the freedom from fixating on material possessions, thus setting our hearts free to share with others.
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