I know that in my walk with Christ, my money was the last last last part of my life that I gave to God. We like to give God the easy parts of our lives…sometimes we might even dip into our personal time and serve at an event or a church. But we hold on to that money with a death grip. This is where it becomes a heart issue. Because if God REALLY has your heart, all of it…he’ll have your wallet to.

I have had Christians tell me that tithing isn’t in the new testament. Not true. Jesus only commended the Pharisees ONCE for anything…and it was for their tithing. You can read that story in Matthew 23 (special attention to verse 23).

Here’s what I have found in my own life: Tithing draws me closer to God, giving makes me more like Jesus, and giving is the antidote to the materialism that I battle every day. I can’t think of a better investment to make than one that deals so directly with people’s eternity.