Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work. He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. Richard Halverson, the chaplain of the U. S. Senate, pointed out something that bothers a lot of people and excites a few. He said, Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a man's real nature, money is of first importance.
Money is an exact index to a man's true character.
All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a man's character and how he handles his money. In other words, what your money goes after is a signal of what your heart goes after. And Jesus cares more than anything about what your heart is going after. What our hands do with our money shows what our hearts are doing with God. What money is to us shows what God is to us.