If a new home is set up beyond the income of the breadwinner, then the Lord will not get His portion. And we would add that we should be righteous before we are liberal. If a Christian is behind on his payments of what he owes, then he should pay that before he gives to the Lord. It is not fitting to take what is owed to another and give it to the Lord. But then this question arises: How does it happen that I owe another? Some Christians buy beyond their ability to pay, borrow on the future, and are always in debt. Plainly they are living beyond their means. These have nothing to give to the work of the Lord nor to help the poor, because the Word of God has not been followed, and their house is in disorder.
P. Wilson