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Dear Chuck,

I know that Christ commands us to give, but I am struggling to justify it while trying to provide my family with all they want. I feel that the world is selfish, and I am stuck in it.

Stuck in a Selfish World

Dear Stuck in a Selfish World,

Thank you for your honesty. In many ways, we are all stuck in a selfish world, but we do not have to conform to it.

Many sincere Christians struggle with giving because the “wants” in our lives always eat away at the money we could give. As a result, we may think we can’t afford to give.

We are all generous

I like to say it this way: we are all generous. The question is, will we be generous only toward ourselves or toward God and others? You see, when our “wants” are in control of our spending, we tend to be perpetually

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