So when are you going to ask for money? That’s a question many people tend to associate with stewardship. We come to the Lord a whole people. He gave us our time and talents that enabled us to gain our treasure. We need to prayerfully consider its wise use.
To make a gift of our "first fruits" means that we give to God before we pay our bills, before we take care of the worldly things in life, not from what is left over at the end.
It is hard to let go of our dependence on our money and lean on God. Look at how we store up treasure for our retirement and how to salt away money for the pleasure of having it. Unfortunately society tends to value people by what they accumulate on earth not by what they share.
Yet people who have taken this ‘step in faith’ and put God on the first line of their budget can bear witness to the peace of living their lives aware of the goodness of God. They admit there was an anxiety in letting go of the ‘me first’ way they had lived, fearful that if donations to Church and charity were the first ‘payments’ each month that they may run out of funds. But strangely they found they always had enough. Many admit they can no longer afford the life style of their neighbours but also realized how much more they need God.