Having, First, gained all you can, and, Secondly saved all you can, Then give all you can.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of accumulation followed by generosity.
John Wesley's quote outlines a three-step approach to financial and resource management: first, gather all that you can through hard work and diligence; second, save as much as possible for future security; and finally, give generously to others. This perspective promotes a balance between personal prosperity and altruism, suggesting that true fulfillment comes from not only achieving wealth but also using it to benefit those in need.
In practice
During a charity event, I could use this quote to inspire people to donate more.
I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.
I plainly felt that, had God given me such a retirement with the companion I desired, I should have forgotten the work for which I was born and have set up my rest in this world.
I asked long ago,'What must I do to be saved?' The Scripture answered, 'Keep the commandments, believe, hope, love.' I was early warned against laying, as the Papists do, too much stress on outward works, or on a faith without works, which as it does not include, so it will never lead to true hope or charity.
Prayer is where the action is.
I saw that giving even all my life to God (supposing it possible to do this and go no further) would profit me nothing unless I gave my heart, yea, all my heart, to Him.
In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son. Beware you do not get stuck in the work itself; if you do, it is all lost labor. Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul. Therefore, fix on Him in all, through all, and above all...Remember also to use all means as means-as ordained, not for their own sake.
And what do the birds say? All there is to say about a massacre, things like "Poo-tee-weet?
A broken life in the hands of God is ripe for blessing.
Ill gotten gains will be ill spent.
Opinions about obviousness are to a certain extent a function of time.
When someone tells you they’ve just bought a house, they might as well tell you they no longer have a personality. You can immediately assume so many things: that they’re locked into jobs they hate; that they’re broke; that they spend every night watching videos; that they’re fifteen pounds overweight; that they no longer listen to new ideas. It’s profoundly depressing.
God is a circle whose center is everywhere and circumference nowhere.
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