My last article for Builders explored the idea of starting with the fact that God owns 100% of everything, and then determining what He wants us to do with what He has entrusted to us. This time, I’d like to propose a few ideas to guide our thinking as we work at discerning our individual responses.

In a book written by my coworker, Guy Burgo, entitled, Free to Give as God Intended, I recently read the following: “…the tendency of our human nature is to assume that if 10% belongs to God, the rest belongs to us. I think this line of thinking can really hinder generosity.” I had not considered this point before, at least not in this way, but I have to say I agree.

You may recall a previous article of mine, “The Battle for God’s Resources.” I wrote about the spiritual battle surrounding the funding of Christian ministry and described how the battle strategy of limiting ministry resources not only means limited impact, but also limiting Christians’ growth in their wholehearted devotion to God.