“My marriage is stronger since it’s not based on things of this world. My relationships are stronger since they’re not based on things. My walk with God is more real because we have seen Him use us to supply what others need. Nothing in this world can satisfy one’s desire more than to have God literally use you to build a church in a small village, bring food to an orphanage, or bring a doctor to a sick person. I have seen each of these happen. I have seen God working through me.”
Hal Thomas as recounted by Randy Alcorn in Money, Possessions, and Eternity (Wheaton: Tyndale, 2003) 206.