For He will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in His sight. Psalm 72:12-14
“Many fruit derive from the virtue of poverty. In the first place, the soul is better disposed to receive supernatural graces. A person’s heart expands so as to be sincerely concerned about other people… Jesus grants the detached soul special joy even in the absence of necessities.”
Francis Fernandez in In Conversation with God: Meditations for Each Day of the Year, volume 1 (London: Scepter, 1988) 193-194.
God shows up in powerful ways for those who live with an empty cup eager for Him to fill it for them to enjoy and share. I have seen this my entire life.
Those who amass resources as their help or safety net find this in so doing. They find that it to fails to give them the security they seek. They never have enough.
But those who choose the opposite path, who become poor so that others might be enriched, discover special joy. They find themselves on the way of Jesus.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9
Some by their decisions choose to look after themselves. Others by their decisions, let God look after them. Ponder this truth in light of your situation and your generosity.