Money

A friend of mine recently posted an article on Twitter entitled: "5 Ways to Make Your Kids Hate Church". Number 4 says the following: "Give financially as long as it doesn't impede your needs."

This made me stop and think about how I view our budget and talk about money. How many times to I say to Hubby, "We can't afford that," or "We don't have room in the budget for that." Now, we don't have kids yet, but I pondered how that would come across to them. They might think we're poor, which is not true, because God has blessed us richly. We do tithe regularly, and have some money set aside in the budget for a little additional giving. But when I talk about the budget, I worry about what we can't afford rather than thanking God that we have enough to give away a small percentage and still be able to eat. Is this giving sacrificially? I don't know; I'll have to pray about it. I do know that we save about as much as we set aside to give (outside of tithing).

It just got me thinking that perhaps the words I say reflect a heart that's unwilling to trust that God will provide for our needs, and sometimes even our wants. We have been richly blessed here in our new home; through Hubby's job, God has provided above and beyond what we thought we needed and we are thankful. Now I need to adjust my heart and attitude to reflect that thankfulness in wise management, and more importantly, wise wording in front of others. What does the world see about my heart towards money? Do they see that I trust God, or that I worry? One day when we have kids, I want them to see that we have enough because God provides.