The Giving Pledge
I agree that ...
God Owns Everything: I am His steward, not the owner.
I'm His Money Manager: I manage His assets and ask Him what to do with them.
The Heart Follows Treasure: Where I put my money determines where my heart goes.
Heaven is my Home: I live for eternal rewards, not just earthly comfort (the "line," not the "dot").
Giving is the only Antidote to Materialism: Joyful giving counters the love of money.
And, that "Prosperity" is for Giving: God may give me more, but that is so I can give more.
Commitment
Download the GiveInstead app, and use it for 60 days, giving 3x/week minimum.
Accountability
Regularly meet with an accountability team to check progress, encourage, and learn.
Educate Yourself
Continue to learn what God commands in the area of generosity. Start with Subscribing to The Joyful.Giving Podcast.
Sign the Pledge
There is no ironclad contract here, but sign to show you commit to stepping toward a more modest, generous (and God-honoring) lifestyle >>
Join God's
Giving Army.
It's time to take a stand. Sometimes we need just to throw down the gauntlet, saying (defiantly), "I will no longer look at money the way this world looks at it ... as a tool for accumulation, materialism, or mindless consumerism."
In the Western world, we are discipled ... on blast ... to believe we must keep or consume more than we actually need and, maybe (if we have enough left over) give a little, as long as it doesn't hurt or cost us too much.
But, as followers of Christ, we're called to serve with the money we've been given (yes, "given" by our generous Father).
Time to take a stand with our money.
Make a statement.
Take the pledge and join
the Giving Army of God.