God's Economy has been challenging me to redefine the good life. I think so often we assume the good life entails relationships, but only with our friends and family. Wilson-Hartgrove yet again pushes us further when he said, "Abundant life is a life we enjoy together with the family of God." The family of God includes the dirty homeless guy on the side of the road as well as our mother or best friend. This is a hard thing to swallow when so many times I walk right by a homeless man without ever really thinking about them as a person. That sounds harsh, and it is. I think many times people I don't normally associate with become invisible in my eyes. I am challenged to love as Jesus loves.
Wilson-Hartgrove noticed something about people living in our wealthy and comfortable society that I have actually thought before. We can go through a day without thinking about God because we don't "need" him. I struggle with this just as any American does, but if I start to know poverty in a personal manner by making friends with the poor and needy, then I will understand the need for a Savior in an even more real way. I think his solution is a good one. I think I will understand my God and the gift of salvation in a more tangible way if I begin to be relationally generous.
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