As You Received
"As you have therefore received Christ, even Jesus the Lord, so walk (regulate your lives and conduct yourselves) in union with and conformity to Him."
These words from Paul in Colossians 2:6 - when viewed in the context of our eternal destiny, can increase our faith and raise our awareness towards a greater obedience to God in all ways, including our finances.
If you are a believer in Christ, consider how you already trust the Lord to be true to His Word regarding your salvation and eternal destiny - something that is priceless and beyond our human comprehension. Spiritually, you have "gotten out of the boat" as Peter did and placed all of your trust in Christ. You trust Him in 2020, and you'll continue to trust Him 10,000 years from now, when knowing Him perfectly.
The Bible speaks of God's people trusting Him through extreme trials and hardships, some even to the degree of being martyrs. However, as God's Word commands us in the area of tithing for example, it is simply about trusting Him with... money - the first tenth of our earnings. That is about 4+ hours of your wages for the week compared to the boundless number of years you've already trusted Him with your salvation.
And because He loves you so and wants to show Himself to those who believe, that He promises in Malachi 3 to respond to your trust in Him by tithing, which includes to "pour out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it".
Going back to our initial verse above... how did you receive Christ?
By faith.
You heard the Word of God, your heart told you it was true and you believed.
We'll also be in union and conformity to Him the same way in the other areas of our walk and our finances - hearing the Word, recognizing in our heart it is The Truth and believing by faith.
And be strengthened towards obedience with the same eternal mindset, that you've already trusted Him with your eternal salvation and can step in faith in whatever that earthly area of obedience is.
Finally, be encouraged and looking for this to be your future: "For we know that when this tent we live in now is taken down - when we die and leave these bodies - we will have wonderful new bodies in heaven, homes that will be ours forevermore, made for us by God himself and not by human hands." (2 Corinthians 5:1)
God Bless you and may He show Himself greatly to you,
Paul
