Tithing: the training ground for giving and monetary stewardship...
Let's
be honest, we do not struggle with being generous to ourselves. The joke I
often make is that we buy name brand for ourselves, but we buy store brands for
food drives.
I
often think of giving as the testing and training ground for what truly has my
heart. Tithing, then, is just a start. Regularly giving 10%, with joy and
discipline, is just the start of several aspects of giving. It's where
obedience, sacrifice, worship, faith and trust begin being worked out in our
hearts.
What
we ought to want for ourselves is to respond to God well in all areas of our
finances. The Proverb writer said, "Honor the LORD with your wealth and
with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with
plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine." (Proverbs 3:9-10 ESV)
Honor
God. That's a necessary and learned life. Tithing is the training wheels of
giving.
Are
you even learning to ride the bike of giving? Have you mastered training-wheels-level
cruising? Let's ask God for Tour de France type life, and look forward to
mastering the training wheels level of giving and move on to mountain climbing
and race winning!
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