306: Should I Tithe While Getting out of Debt?

Don't do it.

The don't do it is don't stop tithing.

You should keep on tithing while getting out of debt.

So remember why we give.

We give out of gratitude for the grace that God has given us.

We give because we're obeying God.

It's an act of obedience.

We give because we trust in God and not our money or budgeting skills.

And we give to prove that God is more important to us than money.

We give to break the power of money in our lives.

None of those things are suspended when debt is being repaid.

it's better for you to develop the habit of generosity, even if it may mean a slower debt payoff, than to stop giving just to save a couple bucks on interest.

It's really what it comes down to.

When you stop giving to chase freedom faster, you are often saying that Limited interest payments matter more than obeying God.

Saving a couple bucks on interest matters more than obeying God.

It's interesting.

I

talked to somebody, I forget who exactly, but they were saying that they left their previous financial advisor because their advisor was encouraging them to pause their giving so that they could get out of debt and build investments faster and And when that conversation had happened, they were like, I can't stay with this guy.

We're not aligned on what the priorities are here.

And I just thought that was a fascinating conversation because we work here.

We're Christian financial advisors.

We believe that giving is the first and foremost priority.

And we would never tell someone to stop giving.

I was blown away by that conversation.

Yeah.