Scripture is brutal to the elect.
2 Corinthians 8:13 – For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.
What is equality?
2 Corinthians 8:14-15 – At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality, as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.”
And what does that mean for the elect today? If our brothers and sisters, down the street and around the world, do not have what they need and we have abundance…