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Originally Posted by Timmy
Just wondering, do you folks really believe the line in that song, "The more you give the more He gives to you"? It was commonly believed in the AG where I used to belong, too.
In my experience, it never worked that way. In fact, just the opposite happened when I stopped tithing. I cut back my giving from 10% of my gross pay (which I'd been doing since I was a kid) to even less that 10% of net. A few months later, I got the biggest raise, both in dollars and in percentage increase, I had ever gotten.
I think it was a coincidence, personally. But maybe, just maybe, it was a "reward" for starting to follow the NT principle of giving as I "purposeth" in my heart, not "grudgingly" or "of necessity" ( 2 Corinthians 9:7).
Now, I can honestly say that, when I give (whether to church or to a charity), I am a cheerful giver. As a tither, there were times it was cheerful, sure, but often not. Not exactly grudgingly, either, but usually it was my duty and obligation. "Of necessity".
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Yes, Timmy, I do...!!
God has proven Himself time and time again, and in ways I cannot begin to describe.
You see, I feel that we miss it by thinking only in monetary terms. As I ineptly tried to say in an earlier post, the gift is not always money and neither is the reward.
Another point is this...one of the greatest spiritual minds that I know once said that we should not mistake a blessing as a sign of God's approval.
I am not saying the Almighty does not approve of you, but am merely making the point that we should not be deceived that simply because good things seem to happen, God is favoring us.
I am a tither, but will not pretend to dictate what someone should or shouldn't do re tithes and offerings...that is your business.
