Blessings and tithe

I don't know if I have said lately how money is just really tight. It seemed like since the summer when we thought we would be able to catch up and put some money back for our savings and catch up on bills, something would happen. Our air-conditioner went out in August, I had to buy a new battery for my car, then something else with the battery went out and I had to buy that the next month. It was nuts. I was so worried about Christmas, because it was vastly approaching. But when I did my bills for December...for the first time in a LONG time, I came out with extra. I was ecstatic!! I mean....the month that I would miss 2 paychecks and I wasn't negative was amazing. Then, I still had my upcoming paychecks, that I could sit aside and also Mark owed me money for bills.

I have to go back and say though....I pay my tithes, but since the summer, I had been holding the checks, because I wasn't working. Then I realized that I was like over $1000.00 behind. Its crazy!!! I was so stressed out as to what I was going to do. I know God knew in my heart that if I had that money I would of paid it all, but there was no way that I was going to catch up. So I went to my grandpa, because I pay our tithes together, and asked him to help pray for our situation. I never got my answer at first, but in my heart, I have felt peace, that God has said, to do away with it, but start over now.

Then December hits, and I have all this money....what do I do??? Of course....I pay tithe!!! He has given me all these blessings, and all he asked for is 10%. Money is rolling in, and what do I get in the mail today, THAT I WAS NOT EXPECTING AT ALL???? A check!!!! What??? I looked at Mark and said....Look at Gods Blessings!!!

Mark is really weird about his tithe. He never knew about tithe growing up, so he doesn't really know how important it is and what you can get from God and the miracles and blessings, of Him taking care of you, when you pay tithe. Alot of people, don't want to give 10%....that their paychecks are so small, it wont matter, or OH its not that big of a deal, but it is!!!

I want everyone to think...when we pray to God...we always ask God for things and for help and for blessings and what not. But he doesn't really ask us for anything, but just a few things. Which as Christians, as saved people who love and follow Him, should want too.

I admit what I did was wrong....I shouldn't of held them. But one of my New Years resolutions, is putting tithe and everything first with God. It should of been like that, but hey....I'm not perfect :)

I know that as long as I do what I'm supposed too, I will be blessed with all my needs, NOT wants. Should You Tithe?

WHO: Whoever desires to worship God.

WHAT: Giving first 10% of income to God.

WHEN: Whenever you receive income.

WHERE: Where you have been fed the Word of God.

WHY: To worship God and to receive His blessings.

HOW: By faith, diligently, promptly, cheerfully.

Malachi 3:8 (King James Version)

3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

3:3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

3:4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

3:6 For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

3:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return?

3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

3:9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.

3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.

3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

3:13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee?

3:14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

3:15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.

3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.