Scriptures on Results

It is evident that God wants us to develop our Resources, not to compete against each other but to share, serve, and love each other more effectively. When we do, we develop bonds of love with each other. God has all Resources. He can meet all of our needs. Every single one of us. But he refrains so we have the opportunity to voluntarily sacrifice our Resources for one another in our relationships. When we voluntarily sacrifice for someone else and he voluntarily accepts it and has gratitude for it, the Desired Effect that both experience is intense. There's no other way to experience this Effect. Both individuals in this kind of relationship value and cherish one another in a way that binds or seals their love together eternally. The person for whom we sacrifice and the relationship we have with him becomes sacred.

In turning to the scriptures to provide evidence for how crucial it is for each of us to develop our Resources in order to increase Relationship Compatibility, I'm making certain assumptions about your Cause. Either you already have chosen God as your Cause and you are a Christian or you're at least willing to allow me to persuade you to choose him. My specific religion has additional testimonies of Christ and the power of his atoning sacrifice in enabling us to resolve our conflicts and obtain our desired relationships. We have the Bible but also the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine & Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. In including references to verses in each of these works I am assuming that you are confident in your ability to identify truth regardless of your present religious affiliation. That means you do not harbor prejudices against any organization and instead pay attention to the Effects you experience when you exercise your faith in what you are reading - assuming it's truth as you would a hypothesis and being willing to test the ideas out in your thinking, a written or spoken exploration of them, and finally your actions. The Effects you experience will guide you and enable you to discern truth from error. That defines my audience and eliminates all other readers. So if you're in, let's continue.

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Bible Old Testament
Proverbs 10:4 
The need for a diligent Process in developing our Resources

Bible New Testament
Matthew 25:14-20 
The Parable of the Talents

Matthew 25:31-46 
Sharing our Resources

Luke 12 
Jesus often speaks of the relationship between a lord and his servants who are stewards of his Resources. The lord gives his servants a portion of his Resources and expects them to do with them according to his will - to grow the Resources and to use them to take care of others for whom we are responsible, especially the poor.

James 2:5-6 
Rich people often form classes or caste systems in Pride to value themselves above the poor. So there is a commandment to develop Resources but there is also a commandment not to rate ourselves above others because we have them. The goal is to share them because Compatible Relationships are the most valuable treasures we can obtain. When it's all over, we'll have none of our material wealth to take with us but we will have the sustainable compatible relationships we have developed.
We can be rich in material resources. We can also be rich in spiritual resources such as Faith.

Book of Mormon
Ether 12:34-35 
Unless we have charity, our talents will be lost. 

Doctrine & Covenants
D&C 60:2-3, 13 
When we share what we know, we are sharing our talents. When we don't share it, we'll lose it. Use it or lose it.

D&C 104:11-18 
God is the creator of this earth and all of its Resources. We are therefore stewards of his Resources and are obligated to share them with those for whom we are responsible, especially the poor. The name of God's game is not to accumulate as much spiritual or physical wealth as we possibly can. We just need enough to meet our needs. The rest we can share with those who are in need in order to develop Compatible Relationships with one another. That's the real gold.

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Bible New Testament
Luke 10:38-42
Sometimes we get caught up in completing all the Physical (temporal) tasks and think others should be doing the same. We don’t take time for the Spiritual. But taking time for the Spiritual enables us to have the right motivation to engage in the required Physical Processes. We often put Physical Desires above the Desire to develop Compatible Relationships. We want to force others to meet our Physical Needs. But when we take time to nourish our Spirits, we recognize how important it is to obtaining Compatibility to not force others to serve and sacrifice. When we serve with a grudge it is known in the Effects experienced by both members of the relationship.

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