Economically Challenged? Tithe!

Yes, these are economically challenging times. I am not an economist nor any kind of financial advisor. So what do I know about economics? Not much there either but I do know about God's laws of reciprocity.Yes God has spiritual laws. One of them is tithing. One Tenth of your income. This is to the believer. Now this is not a pre-payment for God to do you favors. God can't be bought off because guess what...He owns everything anyway. Bill Gates may think it is all his but in the blink of an eye it could all be gone. Same with Donald Trump; what he owns is fleeting and subject to change. If you are one of those church goers that thinks that all of the preachers just want your money and they are continually trying to separate it from you, then your head is in the wrong place. Here is the deal in plain language: Tithing isn't so God can get to your wealth; it is so he can add to your wealth of blessings. Tithing is used for the churches and ministeries to spread the Gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ. It is used to bless other people etc. When a ministry blesses people and gets them saved by way of your money, it is you also getting credit, spiritually speaking. The other spiritual benefit that you get from releasing your money that you want to hold onto so tightly is; you have just taken a step in saying to God that you trust Him with your needs-with your life.You are saying to Him that He is more important than anything else in your life. You are obeying God. The Bible says that obedience is better that sacrifice. Plus, the Bible tells us to tithe- It even says that if we don't tithe we are robbing from God. A God robber. Ouch!  I don't want that to be said of me, do you?  We all need to be reminded. The word also says that God loves a cheerful giver. Proof that you trust the Lord is that you give joyfully.  Don't make the person taking the collections have to pry the money out of your tight fist. Don't let spiritual riggamortis set in. If you give joyfully then joy will follow you  in other areas of your life. You can't put a price on that. Be Blessed!