Getting Started This Week | The Best Things In Life | Week 02
June 01 - June 06, 2026
Getting Ready For The Week
Focus of the Week:
Tithing is not about God getting something from us, but God doing something in us. As we learn to honor God first with what we’ve been given, we begin to grow in trust, loosen our grip on fear, and experience the freedom that comes from living open-handed.
Tithing is not about God getting something from us, but God doing something in us. As we learn to honor God first with what we’ve been given, we begin to grow in trust, loosen our grip on fear, and experience the freedom that comes from living open-handed.
Getting Started This Week
This week, we take the next step.
Last week, we began shifting our perspective, learning that true freedom isn’t found in having more, but in trusting God and choosing contentment.
But this week, that trust becomes visible.
Because it’s one thing to believe God provides, it’s another thing to actually live like it.
Especially when it comes to money.
In a world that constantly tells us to hold tighter, save more, and protect what we have, Scripture invites us into a different way of living.
A way marked by trust.
A way marked by surrender.
A way marked by putting God first.
Tithing can feel uncomfortable, not because it’s complicated, but because it’s personal.
It touches the places where we feel the need for:
security… control… and certainty.
And when those feel threatened, fear can quietly step in.
“What if I don’t have enough?”
“What if something goes wrong?”
“What if I need this later?”
But God doesn’t respond to those fears with pressure. He responds with an invitation.
An invitation to trust Him more deeply. To honor Him first. To experience what it looks like to live open-handed instead of tight-fisted.
Because tithing isn’t about God needing our money. It’s about God transforming our hearts.
It shifts us from:
fear → trust
scarcity → provision
control → surrender
And as that shift happens, something begins to change within us:
Anxiety starts to loosen
Fear begins to quiet
Trust starts to grow
Not because our circumstances suddenly change, but because our perspective does.
This kind of freedom doesn’t ignore real financial pressures, but it refuses to let them define us.
When we begin to trust God with what we have, even in small, intentional ways,
we start to experience the kind of peace that isn’t tied to numbers, outcomes, or security.
This is where transformation begins.
Last week, we began shifting our perspective, learning that true freedom isn’t found in having more, but in trusting God and choosing contentment.
But this week, that trust becomes visible.
Because it’s one thing to believe God provides, it’s another thing to actually live like it.
Especially when it comes to money.
In a world that constantly tells us to hold tighter, save more, and protect what we have, Scripture invites us into a different way of living.
A way marked by trust.
A way marked by surrender.
A way marked by putting God first.
Tithing can feel uncomfortable, not because it’s complicated, but because it’s personal.
It touches the places where we feel the need for:
security… control… and certainty.
And when those feel threatened, fear can quietly step in.
“What if I don’t have enough?”
“What if something goes wrong?”
“What if I need this later?”
But God doesn’t respond to those fears with pressure. He responds with an invitation.
An invitation to trust Him more deeply. To honor Him first. To experience what it looks like to live open-handed instead of tight-fisted.
Because tithing isn’t about God needing our money. It’s about God transforming our hearts.
It shifts us from:
fear → trust
scarcity → provision
control → surrender
And as that shift happens, something begins to change within us:
Anxiety starts to loosen
Fear begins to quiet
Trust starts to grow
Not because our circumstances suddenly change, but because our perspective does.
This kind of freedom doesn’t ignore real financial pressures, but it refuses to let them define us.
When we begin to trust God with what we have, even in small, intentional ways,
we start to experience the kind of peace that isn’t tied to numbers, outcomes, or security.
This is where transformation begins.
Scriptures For The Week
Scripture Helps Us Hear God And Live His truth.
- Tuesday | Proverbs 3:9–10 - Honor God First
- Wednesday | Malachi 3:10 - Trusting God to Provide
- Thursday | Luke 11:42 - The Heart Behind the Habit
- Friday | Matthew 6:21 - Surrendering Control
- Saturday | 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 - A Life of Generosity
Weekly Memory Verse
Read It Once A Day. Let It Shape How You Think And Pray This Week.
Reflection
Reflection Helps Us Pause, Listen, And Let God Speak To Our Hearts.
- What emotions come up when I think about giving or tithing—fear, trust, hesitation, peace?
- In what areas of my life am I trying to maintain control instead of trusting God?
- What would it look like for me to take one step this week toward putting God first with what I’ve been given?
Digging Deeper (Optional)
Wealth & Generosity – BibleProject
This resource helps zoom out and see the bigger picture of how Scripture talks about money and generosity. It reinforces that money was never meant to be our source of security, but a tool that reflects trust in God and care for others.
It supports this week’s focus:
This resource helps zoom out and see the bigger picture of how Scripture talks about money and generosity. It reinforces that money was never meant to be our source of security, but a tool that reflects trust in God and care for others.
It supports this week’s focus:
- Trusting God as our provider
- Honoring God first
- Growing into a life of generosity
Optional "More"
Read | Choose 1–2 Of These Each Day To Sit With, Reflect On, And Even Pray Through
If you want to spend more time in Scripture this week, here are some additional “Dig Deeper” Scriptures to support this week’s theme of contentment, trust, and freedom:
Matthew 6:25–33 | Seek first the Kingdom and trust God to provide
Psalm 24:1 | Everything belongs to the Lord
Exodus 23:19 | Bring your best first to God
Luke 16:10–11 | Faithful in little, faithful in much
Hebrews 13:5 | Be content, God is with you
If you want to spend more time in Scripture this week, here are some additional “Dig Deeper” Scriptures to support this week’s theme of contentment, trust, and freedom:
- Trust & Provision
Matthew 6:25–33 | Seek first the Kingdom and trust God to provide
Psalm 24:1 | Everything belongs to the Lord
- Honoring God First
Exodus 23:19 | Bring your best first to God
- Faith & Surrender
Luke 16:10–11 | Faithful in little, faithful in much
- Warning Against Control & Fear
Hebrews 13:5 | Be content, God is with you
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Ready To Begin?
You don’t have to have everything figured out.
Just take the next step.
Just take the next step.
Come Back Tomorrow
This week is about learning to trust God in real, everyday moments, not just the big ones.
This week is about learning to trust God not just in what we believe, but in how we live.
Come back tomorrow as we take a practical step forward, discovering what it looks like to honor God first and begin experiencing the freedom that comes from trusting Him fully.
This week is about learning to trust God not just in what we believe, but in how we live.
Come back tomorrow as we take a practical step forward, discovering what it looks like to honor God first and begin experiencing the freedom that comes from trusting Him fully.