~2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (NIV)
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things and all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
As a Christian, FAITH is sometimes hard to come by, we tend to worry when we shouldn't or we try and handle things when we know we need to hand it over to God. I personally struggle with it all the time, as do most Christians. We have a tendency to get caught up in our worries and begin to drown and wallow in self pity.
God wants us to do his work and give everything we have for his glory. For me, and probably most we can give of our time, self, belongings...but why when it comes to tithing we can't let go of the almighty dollar and give it to the ALMIGHTY KING???
That is where FAITH comes in! My personal experience, which I will be honest isn't much...I'm relatively new to the whole live by Faith motto...but let me tell you this..it does work!! We serve an AWESOME GOD who does keep his promises!
My family started tithing back in December of this past year, honestly it was hit or miss. Well, the first service we attended in Jan of this year my husband and I committed to tithing 10% right off the top...just like the bible says. We didn't know how we were going to make ends meet or where the money to pay the bills was going to come from. We just believed and prayed that GOD would provide for us. Again, FAITH is difficult and ours was wavering. However, yesterday we received God's blessings...just like he promised!! Out of nowhere we received not one but two checks that fixed the mess we were in. We were obedient to the Lord and he showed himself to us.
Be Faithful, diligent and obedient and GIVE as the LORD leads you to do, soon you will receive so much that you will have to figure out where to put it all!
2/13/2009
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