Overcoming Selfishness

God's heart has always been for people, and He invites us into His mission of reaching them. When we treat our faith as something that only flows to us — comfort, blessing, personal growth — and never through us to others, we end up like Jonah: technically obedient but joyless, judgmental, and angry, missing out on the deeper joy of being part of what God is doing in the world.

Giving isn't a demand God squeezes out of us — it's a gift He made us for, like a father inviting a scared kid down a water slide because he knows the joy on the other side. When we let go and trust God with our money, He catches us at the bottom, and what looked like drowning turns into closeness with Him and victory in areas we never expected.