Charis always demands the answer eucharistia (that is, grace always demands the answer of gratitude). Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice an echo. Gratitude follows grace as thunder follows lightning.

Healing, salvation, wholeness, provision, and joy have already been given to us.

Liberty never had to file bankruptcy, thanks to God's blessings, but we did go through tough times and painful debt restructuring in the 1990s.

The superfluous blossoms on a fruit tree are meant to symbolize the large way God loves to do pleasant things.

The power of the future lies not in the hands of those who believe in scarcity but of those who trust God's abundance.

Offer God what you have and trust Him to give you what you need.

If we just give God the little that we have, we can trust Him to make it go around.

God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.

The truth is, you don't need the Lord to do anything for you. He's already done His part. You've already got it, whatever "it" is.

God will not be behind-hand in love to us: for our drop, we shall receive an ocean.

God owns everything and gives us all things to enjoy. He is a good shepherd to us, his little flock. Trust him, not stuff. Move from the fear of scarcity to the comfort of provision. Less hoarding, more sharing. "Do good . . . be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share.

God] dispenses his goodness not with an eyedropper but a fire hydrant. Your heart is a Dixie cup, and his grace is the Mediterranean Sea. You simply can't contain it all. So let it bubble over. Spill out. Pour forth. 'Freely you have received, freely give' (Matt. 10:8 NIV).