> I think that it can be virtuous to trust when one is in the direst situation to the providence of God (or maybe the providence of those God inspires?) but once one has their daily needs I don't think God intends for us to dispense with basic economies and - for example - not pay in to a pension, or save for the future.
God wants people to give back to him according to their faith.
"The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work." (2 Corinthians 9 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9...)
It all depends on a person's faith. The more trust they have in God, the more God is pleased, and God refuses to let anyone down who trusts in him, so he provides everything they need in life. People like St. Francis of Assisi and St. Benedict gave up all material possessions and trusted solely in God's Divine Providence, and God not only provided for their daily needs, but also testified to their love for him by granting many miracles to them (which were never selfishly asked, but always for the sake of helping neighbor).
Similarly, St. Anthony of Egypt (one of my favorite saints ever), who gave away everything taking Jesus's words literally, it's an amazing story and relatively short: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm
For me, God would not be pleased for me to abandon my way of life and sell all that I have and give to the poor, because I'm the sole provider for a wife and 6 children. But these were single men who were not responsible for anyone, so they made themselves responsible for everyone, praying and doing penance for the sake of all those who won't pray and do penance for themselves. They sold all their worldly goods and purchased spiritual goods, they bought the spiritual field for the sake of the spiritual pearl buried in the midst of it.
I think it might have been from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQObnw9A6A8&list=PLHr17i6CU5... but either way, it comes from the number of prophesies and then some statistical math.
> I think that it can be virtuous to trust when one is in the direst situation to the providence of God (or maybe the providence of those God inspires?) but once one has their daily needs I don't think God intends for us to dispense with basic economies and - for example - not pay in to a pension, or save for the future.
God wants people to give back to him according to their faith.
"The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work." (2 Corinthians 9 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+9...)
To those who want to go beyond regular virtue, Jesus says: "If you would be perfect, go and sell all that you have, give to the poor, and come, follow me." (Luke 18:18-22 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+18%3A18-22...)
It all depends on a person's faith. The more trust they have in God, the more God is pleased, and God refuses to let anyone down who trusts in him, so he provides everything they need in life. People like St. Francis of Assisi and St. Benedict gave up all material possessions and trusted solely in God's Divine Providence, and God not only provided for their daily needs, but also testified to their love for him by granting many miracles to them (which were never selfishly asked, but always for the sake of helping neighbor).
Here's a story about God's Divine Providence to St. Benedict: https://archive.org/details/DialoguesGregoryTheGreatPopeSt.5...
Similarly, St. Anthony of Egypt (one of my favorite saints ever), who gave away everything taking Jesus's words literally, it's an amazing story and relatively short: http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2811.htm
For me, God would not be pleased for me to abandon my way of life and sell all that I have and give to the poor, because I'm the sole provider for a wife and 6 children. But these were single men who were not responsible for anyone, so they made themselves responsible for everyone, praying and doing penance for the sake of all those who won't pray and do penance for themselves. They sold all their worldly goods and purchased spiritual goods, they bought the spiritual field for the sake of the spiritual pearl buried in the midst of it.