Tithing: Can You Get Rich From Doing It?

By Laurend David


Tithing is a battle of the heart, mind and soul. It is a battle because people are often concerned about their wealth and what happens with it. When someone doesn't tithe, they actually get less. You may have witnessed your car breaking down and having no money to fix it. Perhaps something else happened where you felt like your money was not in the right place. There is a lot of negative influence that happens when you don't tithe. Many spiritual believers say that they experience little success when they are not giving 10% of their money to the church.

Money is often hard to talk about for most people that don't have much of it. Tithing helps to keep your local church from going broke. Even though God has preachers, they need money to operate. God's people are responsible for funding the church and not having a heart that is full of greed for wanting something else. The gospel of Jesus Christ must be preached to every end of the earth before Jesus Christ returns. Christians that don't tithe are often said to lack faith that God will provide for you. Most people say that they cannot give 10% of their money to God each week. This is for a very good reason.

God often shows us that we have more than we think. He begins to open doors for us when we feel like all hope has been lost. I am the kind of person that likes to give. If I don't have money, I like to hold onto what I have. However, the Bible teaches the opposite. If you read the passage in the New Testament that says a woman poured an expensive bottle of perfume over Jesus' feet, you will see that she was poor. The apostles thought that she did something wrong and that it could have been sold for money to give to the poor. However, Jesus said that the woman had such strong faith.

As believers in Christ, we must realize that tithing often takes a lot out of us. We often look at the tithe as being painful for us to do. Is it easier to tithe $100,000 a year if we earn 1 million dollars or tithing $500.00 if we earn $5,000? Experts say that it is harder to tithe more money because you are actually seeing yourself writing larger checks. Many millionaires do not tithe because they fear losing their money. However, it is important to tithe because God is always looking out for us in different ways. God promises to protect our finances.

If you learn how to trust in God, giving him 10% of your wealth is necessary. God wants to see where your heart is. If your heart is for God, you will want to obey his laws and commandments. Even Jesus himself tithed and told the apostles to give God what is his. Throughout the Old Testament, all of the Israelites tithed. Everyone from Abraham to Job tithed. If you want more faith or a new beginning in your life, then you have to tithe faithfully to God and allow all of the pieces to the puzzle come into play. God is always watching over you and protecting you at the same time.




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