And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: (Isaiah 58:10)
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. (Proverbs 11:24-25)
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. (Proverbs 14:21)
How is it possible that the man who gives generously can be richer than the miser? Well, if you take Bill Gates for an example you can see that it is a real phenomenon. God has given you money not only for yourself but for others. He wants you to have the pleasure of giving to others so He has given you more than you need to survive. If you hoard everything you will miss out on the goodwill of others and have lower self-esteem. You will make bad decisions for lack of wise counsel and waste money to make yourself feel better. You will commit sin out of a lack of care for other people and be miserable. There has never been a time in history where it was less appealing to be rich. Give generously and wisely and God will give you the things that money cannot buy.
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