"The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered." Proverbs 11:25

God in His loving kindness and tender mercies, has given us all things in Christ and because we are His, how can we not also generously give?
The awesome things is that in the giving, much is returned. I'd like to sharesome Scriptures that make this very clear. And we see there is then a blessing in giving and we will see that there is a consequence in withholding as well.

"Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the first fruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine." Proverbs 3:9-10

"There is one who scatters, yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds more than is right, But it leads to poverty." Proverbs 11:24

"He who is generous will be blessed,
For he gives some of his food to the poor." Proverbs 22:9

"And if you give yourself to the hungry, And satisfy the desire of the afflicted, Then your light will rise in darkness, And your gloom will become like midday." Isaiah 58:10

Jesus speaking in Luke 6:38
"Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."

Paul in his second letter to the church in Corinth, "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 purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

How then are we to give?
According to income/ability:
"Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord your God which He has given you." Deuteronomy 16:17 (Please note the second part -- it all comes from God.)

In secret:
Jesus speaking in the Sermon on the Mount, "But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay you." Matthew 6:3-4

Freely:
"...freely you have received, freely give." Matthew 10:8

Regularly:
Here the Apostle Paul is giving direction to the Corinthians, "Now concerning the collection for the saints...On the first day of the week let each one of you lay aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come." 1 Corinthians 16: 1-2

Cheerfully:
"...for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

We are speaking here of all the goods/gifts God has so graciously bestowed on each one: time, talent, money, knowledge, strength, etc.; all available!
As Christ lives His life in and through us, we freely give Him access to all so that it may be used according to His purpose. This, of course, means that we must be sensitive to the Holy Spirit, for He is the One sent by the Father to lead and guide us.
"For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."
Romans 8:14

I mentioned above that there are consequences and warnings in withholding.
Here is one from Jesus,
"And He said to them, 'Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.'" Luke 12:15

You can checks these also:
Proverbs 21:13; 28:27
Ecclesiastes 5:13
And there are others.

As God's people let's let our giving be a testimony to the glory of our gracious, loving Lord God. Praise to Him now and always!

This is the chorus of a song we sing in our Fellowship:
"He said,
'Freely, freely, you have received,
Freely, freely, give.
Go in my name and because you believe,
Others will know that I live.'"
Amen