The Disciplines: Giving - Feel The Pinch

Giving is the discipline that proves what we truly believe about God.

In this episode of The Script Pod, we explore the spiritual discipline of giving — a practice that Jesus places alongside prayer and fasting in the Sermon on the Mount. But unlike many other disciplines, giving doesn’t appear to benefit us directly. In fact, true giving is meant to cost something.

Through Matthew 6 and the story of the widow’s two coins, we’re reminded that giving isn’t measured by the amount, but by the sacrifice behind it. Whether we have much or little, the call is the same: give in a way that we actually feel it.

Giving challenges a deeper question of faith: Do we truly trust God as our provider? When we give consistently and sacrificially, we demonstrate that we believe God is able to sustain, lead, and provide for our lives.

This episode explores why Jesus lists giving before prayer and fasting, how generosity shapes our faith, and why even the smallest act of sacrificial giving can create a legacy far beyond what we can see.

Because the truth is simple: we give because God first gave to us.