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Originally Posted by Jason
#3 confuses me-are you saying people who struggle are blaming it on folks who pay tithes? I'm not stirred up by your blessing, and again, I am not struggling. I am asst general manager/director of produce operations of a grocery store corperation with several locations in north texas. I'm not rich, but I have a good base salary, plus quarterly bonuses. I'm not jealous of your money, or your blessing. I don't need your money, I am quite able to make it fine on what I make.
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No, #3 really had nothing to do with tithes or no tithes. It was dealing with those who have money and those who don't. My point was, like in the secular environment, those without money typically blame those with money as taking advantage of people, having unfair advantages, etc.
Bringing that into the church setting, there are more devils working on the money issue then on the music department
Therefore, if someone stands up and says that they are blessed because they have tithed or given faithfully that same spirit works are those who are struggling to make it. They proclaim it wasn't the tithe, they have some unfair advantage, their smarter...whatever the excuse is.
It had no implication as to your job or your level of income. What happens is that our "jobs" become our source, which brings us into another problem. My wife is a teacher. In California teachers make a pretty decent salary. However, we don't live off her (or my) income we live off our giving. I couldn't tell you the number of ways that money comes to us. It is bizarre! But we are faithful with our money. We don't live a lavish lifestyle, because our focus is to keep missionaries in the field, keep the church strong, and help those who the Lord directs us to.
I am not the sharpest pencil in the box. Where we are today is not by our intellect, it is because we have learned how to operate in the provision of God.
Now, a down the road scenario. You have a job at the grocery store and probably make a pretty decent salary. My wife has a job at the school and makes a pretty decent salary. If both of you lost your job you are stuck having to get another job, but her job is not our source. My giving gives me covenant rights because my source is the Lord. I don't own anything I am just a manager of God's stuff. If God wants me to sell it or give it away I can because it is His. It really is a cool system that God has and He is really faithful to uphold His Word.