He is the great Taker. But for the other person described in this text the flow goes all in the other direction. God is the great Giver, Fountain, Father, flowing in with ever replenishing blessing and grace and hope. And so what this person feels when he looks at the needs of the world is a free, internal impulse to give, to share. This impulse is called love or grace.
Love is simply vertical grace bent outward to other people.
And so THE big issue for our lives this morning how we see God. Paul knows this is the issue. And so the burden of the rest of this text is to help us see God and feel God as a Giver and not a Taker. Let's see this from the word of God itself. And let it fill you with hope that the commitment you have made is not only going to be possible, but is going to be one of the most spiritually rewarding acts of these years.