It is important to remember that God does not need our money. We are not giving simply for the sake of maintaining a budget or staff salaries. We give because what we do with our money shows us what we are worshipping. We give because He freely gave to us. Out of an overflow of Grace, Jesus sacrificed His prestige and privileges for the sake of the lost. When this Gospel truth sinks in deeply it changes our perspective on our stuff, and so we seek to be generous as He has been generous to us.