Since I've taken so long to obey God and start writing this blog....forgive me Father, I'm going to have to go back and explain some things. I've been born-again since 2004. Much like a marriage, my walk with God has had it's ups and downs. I don't blame any of that on Him. I'm still learning how to listen, AND OBEY. I'm awesome at the listening part, but I know I've still got a "N" for "Needs Improvement" next to obey on my heavenly report card. Logical thinking has previously been my process. However, when you start serving God, you've got to throw logical thinking out the window, just like the widow of Zarephath ( http://www.devotional-reflections-from-the-bible.com/Elijahandwidow.html ).
The Bible says God has commaned us to tithe. It wasn't a suggestion, it was a command. I had been struggling with that for years. I'm a single-mom with four kids. Child support? Pffft. It seemed like my money was going out faster than it was coming in. How could I afford to give God 10%?! I learned the hard way I couldn't afford not to. I know God cannot lie. I know nothing in the Bible is a lie. So when God promised that if I would give, it would be given unto me, it has to be true. God says to prove Him in this. It's in the Bible, in Malachi 3:10.
I'm tired of lack. I'm a child of God, and God's children don't lack. So, I've started tithing. I have to be honest, it wasn't easy. But I don't want to live under a curse, I don't want my children living under a curse. I choose to honor God with the first 10th of my increase.
The Bible says God has commaned us to tithe. It wasn't a suggestion, it was a command. I had been struggling with that for years. I'm a single-mom with four kids. Child support? Pffft. It seemed like my money was going out faster than it was coming in. How could I afford to give God 10%?! I learned the hard way I couldn't afford not to. I know God cannot lie. I know nothing in the Bible is a lie. So when God promised that if I would give, it would be given unto me, it has to be true. God says to prove Him in this. It's in the Bible, in Malachi 3:10.
I'm tired of lack. I'm a child of God, and God's children don't lack. So, I've started tithing. I have to be honest, it wasn't easy. But I don't want to live under a curse, I don't want my children living under a curse. I choose to honor God with the first 10th of my increase.
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