This understanding of God is important to our consideration of abandonment because we can tend to see the spiritual life as a zero-sum gain. This is to say, the more I give to God, the less there is for me, my spouse, my children, my ministry, etc. In a zero-sum gain each participant’s gain or loss is proportionate to the gains or losses of the others. Perhaps an example would prove helpful. My wife and I are blessed with many children. Over the years, as the numbers grew, well-intended people have asked, “How do you do it?” The unspoken assumption has been that the love and strength that
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