Have you ever been through something that you felt like it was a test and you failed? That was my weekend last week. It was an epic fail in the faith department. There’s a part of scripture in Malachi 3:10-11 where God tells His people to test Him.
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 if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it.
I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit," says the LORD Almighty.
Well, I decided not to test God. My mortgage was due and my whole paycheck doesn’t even cover it. I got money from my mom so I was going to take all of it and keep my house. But God had other plans. My friend asked me if I paid my tithe (10% of my income) which I shook my head no. He reminded me of the importance of following this rule. So I went home and tithed crying and trusting God that He’ll make up the difference. And He did!! Child support, savings and money from a friend covered everything!
I couldn’t help but think that this was a test. I’m about to embark on a career change, a journey to the unknown. Personal training school, having my own clients, working in the exercise field! So exciting and financially scary. But if I don’t tithe now when my job is steady, what will happen when it’s not? I don’t know the answer to that. I would like to say that I’ve learned my lesson. All I know, just like I keep working out in hopes of seeing those biceps pop, I’ll keep working out my faith in hopes that it’ll be so big I can believe God for anything - just like a child.
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