"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see me bless you! [Spirituality & Religion]

@kodiac To missionaries, and to pay for the building and the pastor.

@kodiac GOD does not care about money. He cares about your heart. For so many their heart lays upon their wealth, and they become dependent on their wealth, or have faith in that alone. The act of giving your first 10% of your earnings is abiding to the commands of the Bible and you showing that your faith is in GOD alone.

I was always resistant to this concept, because I thought it was the Church just trying to get wealthy off of me.

When I was just coming out of homelessness, and living in transitional housing, I found $20.00 and tithed $4.oo to the Church, this was a huge sacrifice for me, since the $20.00 was the only money I had to my name. Quick math: pack of smokes $6.00(I smoked back then) now I have $10.00 for food to last me for how long..? Well, I gave the funds freely, and I am not kidding Kodi, opportunities and favour soon followed and I was making money (legally) , and earning my own self worth and I have never stopped Tithing since and every year I am in awe by all the Miracles GOD has placed over me.

I promise you, trust in HIM and just watch what HE Will do in your life.

@Iwillwait My history makes that nearly impossible.

@Iwillwait Thank you! That is so true. The miracles that I have seen after I give. But they usually take a few days to arrive. Some times its immediate but usually a few weeks. Is that your experience too?

@kodiac That statement is impossible. Why do you think that your history exempts you?

@Iwillwait Because of what the servants of god did and what god didn't do

@Carazaa Nothing is in our time when it comes to GOD'S timing. (wish it was a lot the times, but it's not)

@kodiac Please don't judge God on what people do. People are sinful, God is trustworthy.

@Carazaa Why is it that I'm expected to believe the good you attribute to god but you refuse to believe the bad?

@Iwillwait I do keep track of my tithing and the blessings after. They use to be a while but now its almost immediate or just a few days. I get blessed when I need the money and so it increases my faith slowly but surely. Its like God wants me to see if I will lose hope at times. But I know he will come through so I don't doubt. I think when we are obedient our faith is increased.

@kodiac What bad? I have nothing bad. I thank God for everything and trust him. If something happens its because he is protecting me.

@Carazaa But what if he didn't?

@kodiac I promise you Kodiac if you trust Jesus and put him first in everything. If you are obedient you will be successful and God WILL bless you. I promise! We have nothing to lose following Jesus. Well if we lose a friendship, or a job, its ok. God will replace it with something better I promise. But Jesus doesn't want a halfass job, sorry for that but he wants your entire life, and he will bless you like you wont believe.

@Carazaa He had it once

@Carazaa I have no accounting until the end of the year, when I get my statement from the Church, I know it's always minimum of 10+ %, I personally don't measure or track my blessings to Tithing. I am not sure there's a direct correlation between (times or #'s) of Tithing to my blessings. What I do know is as a whole, I am blessed beyond all measure and I still have seasons that appears Barron, however my faithfulness will continue.

I feel that GOD does test us to see where our hearts lie, with a gift of free will, I think we will always be tested to see where we are in our dependence on GOD.

@kodiac We get nothing but trouble if we do not have faith! Jesus said "You of little faith" to the apostles when they said why cant we cast out demons but you can?

@Iwillwait Yes, and I think God grows our faith by waiting to bless us at times but only until we need the money, not a second later.

@Carazaa I just can't accept that things beyond my control were my fault when my faith was pure

@kodiac They weren't your fault if people abused you. But what men meant for evil God meant for good!

@Carazaa To me that makes no sense

@kodiac Because you havent seen your whole life like God has. What's on your head? It looks like a Scandinavian Samie hat.

@Carazaa lol it's a kfc bucket my pfp is an artist called buckethead

@kodiac Are you kidding me!!

@Carazaa lol no he is an amazing guitarist

@kodiac I second this comment!