The Attitude of Your Heart

​Can I ask you a couple of questions? What is in your heart? What is your attitude about tithing to the church? Let's look at what God’s Word says about the attitude of giving.

How do you acquire the right attitude that God wants you to have when you give? It starts with your heart. God is more interested in your willingness to give than your wealth. He is interested in what is happening in your heart when you decide to give. To have the right attitude in giving we must first put God as our number one priority in our lives.

When we study giving in scripture, we quickly see that giving is more than dollars and cents. It is about a proper attitude and the right relationship with God. Your attitude in giving can be effective because it impacts the kingdom's work and glorifies God.

You will desire to give your best in life when your attitude is right. You will want to give your first fruits to God. This right attitude is the same as abiding in Christ and walking in the fullness of the Spirit. Giving God your best is an expression that you are His.

The true attitude of Christian giving means not only making Christ first, but it translates into the action of giving the first and the best of what we have to the Lord. The last book of the Old Testament, Malachi, is a heavy message to God’s people. They are robbing God by using lame and crippled animals for sacrifice, which is not the First and Best that they had to give.

Sometimes it is a challenge to be cheerful when God is challenging you to give. Whenever you feel that way, just remind yourself of the benefits of what God wants to do in your heart: It creates community. It defeats materialism. It strengthens your faith. It is an investment for eternity. It blesses you in return. And it makes you more like God.

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