Sit down and take a breath… this is all happening so quickly!
How great is my God!
Just moments ago my mail was delivered… in the mail was my retro check!!!
Remember that I was told this would take 7 – 10 working days. This check arrived in just three short days.
This money is already spent as I owe so much too so many. In fact it will still be some time before everyone (including medical bills) will be paid off.
However, the one thing you must know is that the first of this money will go to my Lord… The reason for my giving to God is certainly not because I have money left over; it is because before anything else this money belongs to God.
Leviticus 27:32
And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.
Malachi 3:10
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the LORD of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
The verse in Malachi does not mean that God will fill your bank account to overflowing… there are many ways to be blessed by God.
Whether or not you choose to believe it; I have been blessed in so many ways that there is not enough room for me to receive it all.
God has so filled me with so much joy and peace that everything else is a blessing. It’s hard to put this into words… this is something that one must experience to understand.
I will be receiving approximately $1,330.00 every month for the rest of my life (I am now making to much money to qualify for state or government aid of any kind). If one was to look at the dollar amount in itself one would know that this is certainly not the overwhelming blessing that is mentioned in Malachi 3:10.
However, that is what I have to budget and live on and I am blessed to know that I can count on it every month. The blessing will come when God continues to cover me with His mercy and grace… I already know that every need will be met; maybe not in the way that I think it should be, but as I shared before, it will be met in the way that God has ordained it to be.
For those of you who would say you fall under the umbrella of calling yourselves a Christian then please continue to read on. If you don’t consider yourself a Christian then there is no need to worry yourself with the following.
If you attend a place of worship and you are not tithing then you are losing out. If you are not attending a place of worship then you should be… the Bible calls us to fellowship with other believers. Back to if you are attending without giving… then you are missing out on the joy one receives when giving to our Lord. You are missing out on being a part of what the Lord can do thru your giving both within your church family and your community.
If you are attending GHCC (the church I attend) and you are not tithing then I know you are missing out. (FYI… I have no idea who tithes and who doesn’t at GHCC.) You all have watched my life and how God has and continues to provide for me. You have heard from others in our church who have been blessed by giving to our Lord. Think for just a moment about how much more our Lord could do in our church family and in our community if everyone at GHCC started to give regularly?
You can continue to sit in the bleachers and watch how God blesses me or you can get up to bat and start experiencing how God will bless you.
For those of you who will continue to make the choice of not giving to God then my heart breaks for you… you are sorely missing out on our Saviors blessings.
To all of you, please take a moment to once again give thanks to my Lord for what happened today.
Hugs,
Diana
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