Psalm 112: 5-6

Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. 

Philippians 2:13

For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. 

We give because Jesus gave first

Philippians 2: 5-8

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very natureGod, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very natureof a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross! 

Matthew 10:8

Freely you have received; freely give.

“If one first gives himself to the Lord, all other giving is easy.”

--John Bonnell

It is more blessed to give than receive

Acts 20:35

In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Acts 20:35 (MSG)

You’ll not likely go wrong here if you keep remembering that our Master said, ‘You’re far happier giving than getting’. 

Luke 12:16-2

And he told them this parable: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded an abundant harvest. He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’ Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.” But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’ This is how it will be with whoever stores up things for themselves but is not rich toward God.”

Act like a manager, not an owner.

Who you believe owns it determines how you use it.

Psalm 24:1

The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.

Deuteronomy 8:18

But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

1 Chronicles 29:13-14

But who am I, and who are my people, that we could give anything to you? Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!” 

Keep eternity in your perspective

Hebrews 11:25-26

He [Moses] chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward.