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How To Tell If You Really Trust God

We all want to trust God more—but why does it feel so difficult? For many of us, there’s a hidden blindspot quietly stunting our growth. We pray for deeper faith, but we still chase security in other places and struggle to let go of control. In this message, we see why Jesus connected money and trust so closely, and how what we do with our resources reveals what we truly depend on. God isn’t focused on what giving takes from you, but what it does for you—freeing your heart, reshaping your priorities, and helping you experience real spiritual growth. So where do you begin? And what’s the first step to start trusting Him more?

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How To Tell If You Really Trust God

Big Idea: God doesn’t want something from you—He wants something for you. Giving reveals what we value, reshapes how we trust Him, and recenters our lives around His purpose.

Giving Reveals What I Value Most

[Matthew 6:19–21]
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth… Store your treasures in heaven… Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”

  • Jesus said money doesn’t just reflect our hearts—it directs them.

  • What you give to, you grow to love.

  • Tim Keller: “Spending determines our values.”

  • Giving isn’t just reflection—it’s transformation. It rewires our heart’s desires toward God.

  • Your giving doesn’t lie. It reveals what your heart is attached to.

Giving Reshapes How I Trust God

[Matthew 6:22–23]
“Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light…”

  • In Jesus’ culture, a “good eye” meant generosity; a “bad eye” meant greed.

  • If you see money as a tool, you’ll live with freedom. If you see it as security, you’ll live in fear.

[Proverbs 3:5–6]
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”

[Proverbs 3:7–10]
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the best part of everything you produce. Then he will fill your barns with grain…”

[2 Corinthians 9:7–8]
“You must each decide in your heart how much to give… For God loves a person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need.”

  • Giving trains your heart to trust God, not what’s in the bank.

  • Giving doesn’t just reveal what I value most—it redirects my heart to value God most.

Giving Recenters My Life Around His Purpose

[Matthew 6:24]
“No one can serve two masters… You cannot serve both God and money.”

  • You can’t serve two masters; money is a brutal one.

  • Your bank statement will tell you who sits on the throne of your heart.

[1 Timothy 6:17]
“Teach those who are rich… not to trust in their money, which is so unreliable. Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need.”

[Romans 12:1–2]
“Give your bodies to God… Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”

  • Trusting God with money isn’t just a financial act—it’s spiritual surrender.

  • When I trust God with my money, I’m not just submitting to an idea—I’m surrendering to a person.

Application

  • Your bank statement shows where your heart runs for security, where you put your trust, and who you’re really living for.

  • Every one of us has misplaced treasure—but Jesus came to give life, not take it.

  • He revealed our value by giving Himself for us.

  • What feels like loss when you give becomes gain when you trust God.

Closing Truth

You’ll never experience freedom from money as your master until you stop treating giving as a transaction and start seeing it as transformation.

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Application Questions

  1. What stood out to you from this message and why?
  2. What is one thing God is telling you to START doing because of this message?
  3. What is one thing God is telling you to STOP doing because of this message?
  4. How will this message change how you act at home, at work, and in your relationships?

We all want to trust God more—but why does it feel so difficult? For many of us, there’s a hidden blindspot quietly stunting our growth. We pray for deeper faith, but we still chase security in other places and struggle to let go of control. In this message, we see why Jesus connected money and trust so closely, and how what we do with our resources reveals what we truly depend on. God isn’t focused on what giving takes from you, but what it does for you—freeing your heart, reshaping your priorities, and helping you experience real spiritual growth. So where do you begin? And what’s the first step to start trusting Him more?

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