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The Giver Is More Important Than The Gifts

God wants to remind us:
…What I have given, I can take away and restore when it pleases Me. What I give remains Mine, and thus when I take it away I take nothing that is yours, for every good gift and every perfect gift is Mine.
–Thomas à Kempis

God is the giver of gifts. We are the stewards. Too often we forget our roles and therefore we get fussy when something that he has given is taken away from us. But we must also remember that God is a great Father who dearly loves His children, and that perhaps He might take the item away because we have become too dependent upon it instead of upon Him.

As a good Father, He knows our every need, and He knows that our greatest need is Himself. If anything in our lives gets put into a position above Him, it is beneficial for us that He take it away, even if it is a good gift. Once we get our lives reoriented to Him, He has the power to restore the same good gift or perhaps an even better one. Let us trust Him with the giving of gifts knowing that He desires us to have an abundant life in Him. And let us strive to be good stewards, never elevating the gifts above the Giver!