Should Our Hands Be Empty?

I guess one thing that I might want to revise or clarify regarding my previous journal entries on giving, money and contentment is that I can lean a bit too much towards poverty theology - i.e. God is pleased when our hands are empty.

Although it's very good to be content no matter how little we have, God requires us to be a good steward of his wealth, no matter how much we're given. In the parable of the talents, he says 'to whom much is given, much will be demanded'. This means that to some of us, God will give much. In this sense, it's a bit of a cop-out just to give it all away as quickly as possible in an act of 'worship'. It avoids responsibility. God might require a much better, much more thought out approach to the stewardship of his resources.