Giving to God

How do you view giving?  Some view it as an obstacle, burden, or punishment.  Some, obviously need to change their whole attitude about giving to God through their local church.  Churches suffer today financially because only 9-10% of all Christians tithe through their local churches (though 17% say they do).  The reason for this:  GREED and COVETOUSNESS.  As Christians we need to be tranformed from attitudes of greed to generosity, from attitudes that give grudgingly to an atttitude of giving liberally, and from an attitude of stinginesss to one of sharing.  According to 2 Corinthians 8:1-9, our giving should be done gratefully (v.1), sacrificially (v.2), eagerly (vv.3-4), worshipfully (vv.5-6), and exemplary (vv.8-9).  Our giving is a reflection of our love for the Lord Jesus Christ.  You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving.