Our Cheerful "Above & Beyond" Giving Says Something about God

1. That we are SECURE in Christ ("He'll provide for me.")
When we grip tight on "stuff" we are guilty of insecurity.

2. That we are SATISFIED with Christ ("He's sufficient for me.")
When we grip tight in order to get things that will satisfy (so we think) we are guilty of discontentment.

There is an old book that is a classic. It is tough sledding and so i'm going to bring some excerpts in coming days. The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs.

Excerpt One:
I offer the following description: Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition.

I shall break open this description, for it is a box of precious ointment, and very comforting and useful for troubled hearts, in troubled times and conditions. --J. Burroughs

The entire book is public domain