If I Had More, I Would Pt. 1 - Not Enough Money

Giving out of our lack. All throughout the Bible, we see examples of God trying to instill the importance of giving in His people. He understands that money can be so distracting from the real treasure that we can receive in life following Him. When He asks us to give, it isn’t because he needs more money or because he wants anyone to be poor, but rather the act of giving helps us to turn our focus away from ourselves and towards others. When we give, instead of holding on with white knuckles to the things we have, our hands are open to receive the better thing that God has for us. We all feel a lack of money at one time or another, but God wants to see us trust him with what we have even in the middle of those seasons of lack. 2 Corinthians 8:1-15 NLT - 1 Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters, what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity. 3 For I can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will. 4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem. 5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do. Partner with God in giving and he will prove himself faithful to you.