Jesus calls two people to follow him. To one he says, leave home and follow me, to another he says return home to follow me. Two people called in opposite directions, towards Jesus. How can we know which one is following Jesus's call? We don't, all we can do is help each person to take their next step towards Jesus.
The pentecostal movement was originally focussed on people in poverty. To someone in poverty, helping them towards wealth, is helping them to take the next step towards Jesus. Encouraging that same direction for someone in wealth, may not help them towards Jesus. So it's really important that we each discern together and on our own what our next step is. Its different for everyone. What might be a step toward Jesus for one person, is a step away for another.
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