Tithing

[SuttonPierce]

First remember that life and death is in the power of the tongue. So don't speak that you don't know how to hear God. The enemy will have you think that to frustrate you and when we get frustrated it's harder to hear Him because our flesh is stirred up.

You are in the process of learning His voice. Just like in the natural so it will be in the spirit. People that you know - after awhile of constant communication with them either by phone or face to face conversations, you learn their voice. You know their voice so much that if you were walking around in a mall and you heard people talking behind you and you heard a voice of your good friend - you would know it was them before you even turned around to look at them. This is the process God has you in. He is training you to be able to know His voice. I'm sure that has to be at least one time if not more that God spoke to you and you knew without any doubt that it was God. So don't get discouraged when in your process you are trying to understand if it's you, Him or the enemy. There are times when I still ask God for confirmation but I recognize His voice more often then not now.

Take it day by day, increase your time with Him and you'll start to realize that you are more in tune with His
Spirit than you think you are.

God Bless and feel free to PM me if you ever need to talk!!!

I think I'll PM you, I'm really struggling with this.

 

[ROGER459]

YOUR Answer from Scripture.....!


(1Corinthains 16:2) Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.

FIRST, Tithing by the OT was also to include up to about 45% of your total income!

SECOND: Does your church, Preach TITHING from the GROSS or the NET, pay check? ?

If from the Gross, THEN it is Correct, BUT if from the NET, then the church says 'to give to Cesar [our Government] first and give God His 10% of the rest!

THIRD: Giving is between YOU and GOD! Although the Above verse is the NT, standard, "as GOD has prospered you" and AS YOU ARE FAITHFUL in your Spending!

Thanks, Roger459

 

[DIVA_for_Christ]

I think I'll PM you, I'm really struggling with this.

No problem.

 

[AussieBeliever]

Also remember that God loves the cheerful Giver(2 Cor 9:7)and don't give grudgingly and give according to your heart
I pray that this will help you.
God Bless
AussieBeliever

 

[savedbygracebre]

You know, i will say that you definitely should follow in God's will for your life in all His perfect ways. But, and i emphasize this-we are under the new covenant of Grace thanks be to God through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Now that i have said that -can anybody give me one-just one legitimate verse in the New testament that says we HAVE TO GIVE 10%. It says only to give in an out of a cheerful heart. That is going to be very difficult for someone to do when their children don't have food to eat or they need their money to make critical ends meet, Trust God-definitely-just remember that that trust really means for you to lay your problems at the feet of Jesus. Really, think about it-God owns everything on this planet and beyond-why would He want you to endure hardship and struggle as one of His children by giving something to Him that He already owns?

 

[SecretBlessings]

Give when you can and what you can, and because you want to. If you are giving even a little bit because you want to God will see your heart and know your motives and be pleased with that. If you give the standard 10% begrudgingly God will also see that and will not be pleased,

I agree.

I would also think that God would want out financial needs such as paying the bills first before tithing.

 

[TheDag]

My church believes in giving a 10% tithe as it says in the Bible. I have been having trouble with it as I don't work full time and it's hard to make ends meet. I've been trying more recently though and ihave been blessed financially.
My questions are: if we aren't earning a whole lot, is it ok to not give 10%? And if I give money to charity is that included as part of it? The Bible says 10% is Holy to the Lord, so that could include any money you give away to others.

Plenty of people have mentioned the cheerful giver verse. That is most certainly important. However there are other passages in the new testament in relation to giving. They say that you should give to the one who teaches. So I give to the church to support the work they do in the community as well as in church. The bible also tells us we are to look after family and fellow believers first. That relates to the saying that they will know we are christians by our love for one another. However I don't believe that the bible instructs us to give any set amount of money.

I also know people who haven't been able to afford the bills and therefore decided that they would give all they had to God. God did provide for them. Not all christians do this but still God provides. I would caution about giving all you have when you can't afford the bills in the hope that God will provide but rather know God will provide and give what you are happy to give.