Personally i feel it such an honour to tithe. It's showing that i want to honour Him and put Him first and that includes in my 'finances'. I'm willing to give him 10% in tithe. Above all God owns everything even the money that comes to us and we are just giving back what belongs to Him (the tithe) so the 90% left is blessed. Many don't want to understand the tithe because it involves money. Shows where your heart really lies. How much do you trust God? You would then trust Him with your finances.
I also feel that it's an honor to give, and giving from my finances is also part of what I do to make sure I'm putting God first. For some people, giving financially can be part of what shows that their heart lies in the right place. Some people could potentially also be giving with their hearts in the wrong place, for example, if they felt it was a rule they were obliged to follow. Paul says that only God knows our true motives, not even ourselves. I agree that giving financially can be part of giving back what already belongs to God.
For most people, 10% is probably a pretty reasonable amount. It's a great deal, actually, compared with what the Hebrews had to pay, less than half.
How much do you trust God? You would then trust Him with your finances.
Say you know another Christian who decides to give 9.5%:
Is this person breaking God's command?
Are they not trusting God with their finances?
Is the 90.5% not yet "blessed?"
Let's look at it another way:
Say someone makes this argument to you:
As Christians, all we have belongs to God. Therefore, we need to sell all we have, and give all of the money to God.
Personally i feel it such an honour to give all. It's showing that i want to honour Him and put Him first and that includes in my 'finances'. I'm willing to give him everything. Above all God owns everything even the money that comes to us and we are just giving back what belongs to Him. Many don't want to understand giving away everything because it involves money. Shows where your heart really lies. How much do you trust God? You would then trust Him with your finances.
What sorts of questions would you ask this person?
What we do want to do: be generous, take care of the poor, support the ministry of the church, put others' needs before our own.
What we want to avoid: insisting that others follow "commands" that are really just things we personally find to be reasonable.