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The book of Proverbs gives us a
very basic principle of success. It is this: If you want God to honor
you and bless you in any area of your life, you're going to have to
honor Him in that particular area.
If you want God to bless you
financially, you're going to have to honor Him with your money, or as
this verse puts it, with the firstfruits of all your increase. In other
words, you're going to have to tithe.
Ken and I know that from
experience. When we started our life with the Lord, we were in terrible
shape financially. And we stayed that way for several years because we
failed to tithe consistently. Oh, we tried to tithe, but we'd never last
long at it.
Then, one day, we made a quality decision that we
were going to tithe no matter what. That's when we started coming out of
trouble financially. When we began honoring God with our money by
tithing, He began to help us in that area in miraculous ways.
You may say, "Well, Gloria, I just can't afford to tithe right now."
But
let me tell you, you can't afford not to! If you don't start honoring
God with your money, you'll be in the same financial position next year
that you're in today.
So do it—even if it looks like you can't
afford to. God is faithful! If you'll honor Him by giving Him the 10
percent that belongs to Him, He'll help you with the rest.
Give
God His first. Do it in faith, expecting. As you tithe, worship Him and
be grateful for what He has already done in your life. You'll be amazed
when you see what He can do.
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