Decide

This past weekend, Jonathan continued our “How To Be Rich” series by talking about the opportunity we have to decide how we can be generous with our resources.

2 Corinthians 9:7

7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”

Decide. As Jesus followers, we are called to decide in advance what we do with our resources. This past weekend, we passed out a handout that offered a challenge to make that decision. Below, you will find a copy of that challenge. We encourage you to reread it and pray about this opportunity to decide in advance.

I’m beginning in my generosity and will begin giving away _____ % of my income.

I’m taking the tithe challenge and will be giving away at least 10% of my income.

I’m already tithing (or beyond) and want to increase my generosity by giving away an additional _____ %.

I’m going to be showing generosity by: (please be specific) _______________________
I’m signing up for Financial Peace University.

Each week of this series, we have been building a thought about how we can be rich. As a reminder, here is what we have so far, “God has blessed me with more than I need. I am rich; but I will not trust my riches. I will trust the one who richly provides and since I have more I will do more and I will give more.”