Resources by Topic: Money and Giving

In June 2016, Randy Alcorn was a guest on Susie Larson's Radio Podcast Live the Promise, speaking on the subject of Happiness. In this clip, he talks about the beautiful connection between giving and happiness. 

“God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). This doesn’t mean we should give only when we’re feeling cheerful. The cheerfulness often comes during and after the act of obedience, not before it.

Do you wish you cared more about eternal things? Then reallocate some of your money, maybe most of your money, from temporal things to eternal things. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

Randy Alcorn spoke at East West Ministries' "Let There Be Light" event in April 2016 on the subject of giving. 

If you were traveling through a country on foot or on a bicycle, what would your attitude be toward possessions? You wouldn’t hate them or think them evil—but you would choose them strategically. Unnecessary things would slow your journey or even force you to stop.

Some financial counselors put home mortgages in a different category from other debts. One reason is that the loan is secured by the house’s equity. A case can certainly be made for borrowing to buy a reasonably priced house instead of renting.

Debt spends money we don’t have. So isn’t our decision to go into debt proof that we believe we need more than God has given us?