“We know that Christ commands us to give. And we know He offers us great rewards for giving. So why is it so hard to give.
There are many roadblocks to giving: unbelief, insecurity, pride, idolatry, desire for power and control. The raging current of our culture—and often our churches—makes it hard to swim upstream. It is considered “normal” to keep far more than we give.
But I am convinced that the greatest deterrent to giving is this: the illusion that earth is our home…Heaven, not earth, is my home.”
Randy Alcorn in The Treasure Principle: Unlocking the Secret of Joyful Giving (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2001) 46-47.