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We are going deeper into what it means to the believer’s guide to finances God’s way. If we allow the fear of failure to overcome us, we will essentially live it out. One of the places the enemy attacks is our finances. It’s not about the actual amount of money we have but rather what it represents and what you will do with it. 10 He who is faithful in a very little [thing] is faithful also in much, and he who is dishonest and unjust in a very little [thing] is dishonest and unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the [case of] unrighteous mammon ([a]deceitful riches, money, possessions), who will entrust to you the true riches? 12 And if you have not proved faithful in that which belongs to another [whether God or man], who will give you that which is your own [that is, [b]the true riches]? 13 No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will stand by and be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (riches, or [c]anything in which you trust and on which you rely). Luke 16:10-13 AMPC Jesus had an understandable influence on money. The Word is saying if we are not faithful with money, then the Lord cannot trust us with true riches. To the degree we honour God with our finances, will determine the degree of fullness we experience of Him. God does not want or need our money, He wants and needs us. God equates the way we handle money with the amount of heavenly riches He can entrust to us. We need to remember that honouring God with our finances roots us. Tithing breaks the cycle of scarcity and starts a cycle of fresh supply. God doesn’t just want us to be tithers. He wants us to be generous. Our generosity starts with tithing. It brings freedom and breaks chains of bondage.  3 things the tithe does in our lives Teaches us to put God first To live life to the fullest capacity, we need to put God first. And one of the ways to do that is to tithe. Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the Lord your God chooses for his name to be honoured—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 14:23 NLT Builds our faith Essentially, tithing will enable you to have access to the kingdom. If you start to walk dynamically with God, He takes what you have and multiplies it. God wants grace-based giving. Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. Malachi 3:10 NIV Provides for the work of God’s house View your tithe as a brick that forms God’s house. When you bring your tithe to the house of the Lord, you feed into the vision. The best of all the first fruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household. Ezekiel 44:30 NIV Tithing is not a money issue, it’s a heart issue. Reflect on this – Are you growing? Are you fruitful? Are you being transformed?  If so, grow what’s growing you. Build what’s building you.