First Draft Club

I’m realizing the solution to scarcity is actually to give more, not close off and try to hoard what I have. Scarcity is a feeling and I conquer it by realizing the truth of abundance. I already have more than I need. It’s described in Proverbs 11:24-25:

“One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty. A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Scarcity is a fear that there won’t be enough, and the natural response to that is to stockpile what I have. To give in the face of this fear is counterintuitive but it’s actually the solution. It’s the same concept described in 1 Peter 3:9:

“Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.”

These concepts have taken me years to understand. The flip side of the coin is the solution. Our natural instinct in the case of

"Freely you have received, freely give" - Matthew 10:8