Give

Luke 6:38New International Version (NIV)

³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

One of the most simplest concepts to grasp is to give. Regardless of religion, it has always been a part of being a good person to give to others or at least share.

Now when you take this and apply it to living as a believer (in Jesus Christ) you are to give to your local church and/or to other good ground, such as other churches, television or online ministries that are doing God’s work. This is outside of your normal tithe (10% of your income) that you have to tithe into your church, not only because it is requested of us scripturally (see Malachi 3:10),Malachi 3:10New King James Version (NKJV) “¹⁰ Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,That there may be food in My house,And try Me now in this,” Says the Lord of hosts,“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.” , but this also helps support our churches and allows them to pay their bills and to help others.

We are also to give an offering, this is completely optional including the amount you want to give. Giving an offering is the key to help you achieve a new level of financial freedom, say that you are believing for $5,000 to pay off some debt, you should not only have prayed for it but also sowed (offering) towards it, proving to yourself and letting God know that you trust that he will stay to His word.

Look at it this way, by you giving an offering you will be blessed regardless because it was your own free will that you gave. God has no other reason to do anything other than bless you! So don’t get things twisted that your church or institution is just trying to get your money, this is a blessing that works both ways. However don’t think that you are obligated to give an offering of any particular amount, unless you are led by the Holy Spirit.

If you don’t believe in tithing and or giving an offering, test Him by actually doing it and stick with it for a while and you will see how blessed you are by not having things break down that will cost you a lot of money or have a financial increase.