We're home from church today. Carson woke up with a goobery, swollen, pink eye...and diarrhea. So Jeff has gone to Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School and I will be headed to Relief Society later...
So in order to redeem myself from my church absence, I want to tell you a little story about tithing.
Going through my budget this week I came to a horrifying discovery: we would NOT have enough money to cover rent IF we paid our tithing this week. I was a little miffed that I had somehow mismanaged our budget. I knew that skipping our weekly tithing check WAS NOT an option. However, I must say that the matter did weigh heavily on my mind all week. There was also the issue of needing groceries, gas, and other essentials to running a family. However, my resolve to pay tithing stayed strong and as the week unfolded so did the blessings. Unexpected sales of Scentsy products that I had in my inventory (instant $$$); two gallons of milk from a dear friend; unexpected money from my awesome mother; a Scentsy party booked, which will translate into more $$ in the future...
Its important to note that the money we received this week was in no way related to our bank account..
So this morning I went to write out the tithing check and double check our bank account and budget. That's when I found out that we would still have an unexpected $75 left in our account. I know you are thinking that maybe I had figured wrong before, but I hadn't. Earlier this week I had carefully done the math multiple times and no matter what I did, it DID NOT work out. I did not add anything new into the equation when I figured it this morning!! But we paid our tithing and it DID work out. A miracle, yes, because something that was impossible became possible, as we showed forth our faith and put our trust in the Lord that he would provide for us.
Malachi 3:10
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
5 comments:
What an amazing blessing! :) I really have a testimony of tithing too. The Lord really is mindful.
What a blessing! Isn't it amazing how the Lord blesses those that obey! The law of tithing is one thing that I have a testimony of as well. We have been blessed so much because of it!
Thank You for sharing that special experience!!!
Your testimony touched my heart this evening. . . thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing your experience and testimony. We've been having similar experiences and every time we pay our tithing and every time I am shocked that the budget works out afterwards. The Lord truly does bless the obedient.
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