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Why do some believers seem to be blessed and prospered while others are not?

Answered by Gene Cunningham, Basic Training Bible Ministries · from The Basics, Lesson 4–1: Perspective—Grace

Maybe, as Paul expressed in 1 Corinthians 15:10, it is because some "labor" harder. Paul took the resources of God's grace and he worked, sweat, did without sleep, and went without all kinds of comforts in order to accomplish the plan of God for his life. He labored past physical and mental exhaustion, because he knew that he would never understand divine power until he had pushed past his own strengths and abilities. God honored that—it was all grace. On Paul's part, it was all faith.

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Source: The Basics The Basics, Lesson 4-1 — Perspective—Grace (p.181) · Read this lesson in the book → · Read this lesson online →

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