Planning Here On Earth By Helping Other People!

In the world we have retirement plans from our employer as well as individual retirement options. Most of us try to plan for retirement but have you planned for eternity. We see people who spend their whole life putting their money away in banks for the future only to never make it to retirement. I believe that God wants us to be wise with our money that He has given to us to live on and support our families with, but we are also told to be willing to share with those who are in need. We are told that if the love of God is present in us then we should show it by our actions.
1John; 3:17
(But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?)

Everything we have has been given to us from God. Sure we work for it, but we would not have the job we have if God had not given it to us. If you have a skill, or a profession, or some special ability, that is form God. When we attend a church, we need to support that church. If no one was willing to give from from the heart, how would we be able to give assistance to families who our hurting and in need of help. One thing is for sure, we can never out give our heavenly Father.

We are told in the book of Malachi to try God. What was God saying when He said try Me? The people had been robbing God by not bringing what was required of them. They were told to bring the tithes into the storehouse. If they would do what was required of them, God would shower them with blessing which they would not have room enough to receive.
Malachi; 3:8-10
("Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, For you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this," Says the Lord of hosts, "If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.)

So when we are storing up our treasures here on earth, we also need to be storing up our treasures in heaven. If we are a born again Christian and have Jesus as Lord of our life, then we need to obey Him. We need to be a people willing to share of our goods. Be a cheerful giver.
2Corinthians; 9:6-7
(But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he has purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.)
God wants us to be willing to give with a cheerful heart, because we want to give, not because we have to give.

God Bless You!