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title: "Step 159: The poor cannot give. I am not poor."
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# Step 159: The poor cannot give. I am not poor.

> Step 159 of *Steps to Knowledge*, Volume 3 of **The New Message from God**.
> Source: https://newmessage.org/the-message/volume-3/steps-knowledge/step-159-the-poor-cannot-give-i-am-not-poor/
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The poor cannot give, for they are destitute. They are required to receive. You are not destitute, for the gift of Knowledge is with you. Therefore, you are in a position to give, and in your giving you will realize your worth and any sense of destitution will leave you. Be confident that Knowledge will provide all material things that are truly needed by you. Though it may not provide what you wish, it will provide what you need and in the right amount. Thus, you will have what you need to contribute according to your nature and your calling in the world. But you will not be burdened with that which can only burden you. You will have exactly what you need, and the world will not burden you with its deprivation or its excesses. Thus, everything will have perfect balance. Knowledge will give to you what you need, and what you need is what you really want. You cannot yet assess your needs, for you are lost in what you want. But your needs will reveal themselves through Knowledge, and in time you will understand the nature of need and how it may be fulfilled.

You are not poor, for the gift of Knowledge is with you. Repeat today’s statement upon the hour and consider it in light of your observations of others. In your deeper practice periods, allow yourself to experience the wealth of Knowledge that you now possess.

## Practice 159

Two 30-minute practice periods. Hourly practice.