The Power of Secrecy, Release and Focused-Giving

Your giving is sacred and therefore should be kept secret. It is wise to give quietly with no strings attached, regardless of the amounts involved, not referring to them again. If large tithes are involved, it is sometimes necessary to emotionally release them and continue to do so until one has a sense of freedom from them. There should be no sense of possessiveness about the tithes one shares, regardless of their size, since all we receive comes from God and is not ours to permanently own. In tithe-giving, we are only returning to God a portion of all He has already given us. So, if you resent your giving, then the practice of release is in order.

It is wiser to give the tenth systematically and freely than to give much larger amounts spasmodically. Tithing is not a “get-rich-quick” scheme by which you can force your good. Instead, the act of tithing is a process of growth by which one evolves into larger giving (and therefore larger receiving). Remember that God is your business partner. You don’t pay your partner sporadically do you?

to give and then make demands on the recipient of your gifts is like a bribe, not a tithe. The conscientious tither does not give for “show” or “publicity”. the recipient of your tithe should also be equally quiet about the gifts. Otherwise it is easy to dissipate and “talk away one’s good”. There is prospering power in both secrecy and then in release.

One of the “sins” of many tithers is that they tend to scatter their tithes, giving to many causes. Scatter tithes tend to bring scattered ineffectual results, both for the giver and the recipient. Scattered giving to many causes does little to help any of them. Your generous concentrated tithes can be “manna from heaven” assuring financial stability to a single cause. Never be afraid of giving big tithes to one or two causes, if you wish to reap big results in your own life. You should never be afraid to give too much either. That is a limiting thought for everyone involved. One businessman said “I became a millionaire after I first heard about tithing 15 years ago. Later, when I decided I was giving too much, I stopped tithing. Soon, I went broke. I learned an expensive lesson, so I am again tithing my way to wealth.

Terrie

The Power of Secrecy, Release and Focused-Giving

Your giving is sacred and therefore should be kept secret. It is wise to give quietly with no strings attached, regardless of the amounts involved, not referring to them again. If large tithes are involved, it is sometimes necessary to emotionally release them and continue to do so until one has a sense of freedom from them. There should be no sense of possessiveness about the tithes one shares, regardless of their size, since all we receive comes from God and is not ours to permanently own. In tithe-giving, we are only returning to God a portion of all He has already given us. So, if you resent your giving, then the practice of release is in order.

It is wiser to give the tenth systematically and freely than to give much larger amounts spasmodically. Tithing is not a “get-rich-quick” scheme by which you can force your good. Instead, the act of tithing is a process of growth by which one evolves into larger giving (and therefore larger receiving). Remember that God is your business partner. You don’t pay your partner sporadically do you?

to give and then make demands on the recipient of your gifts is like a bribe, not a tithe. The conscientious tither does not give for “show” or “publicity”. the recipient of your tithe should also be equally quiet about the gifts. Otherwise it is easy to dissipate and “talk away one’s good”. There is prospering power in both secrecy and then in release.

One of the “sins” of many tithers is that they tend to scatter their tithes, giving to many causes. Scatter tithes tend to bring scattered ineffectual results, both for the giver and the recipient. Scattered giving to many causes does little to help any of them. Your generous concentrated tithes can be “manna from heaven” assuring financial stability to a single cause. Never be afraid of giving big tithes to one or two causes, if you wish to reap big results in your own life. You should never be afraid to give too much either. That is a limiting thought for everyone involved. One businessman said “I became a millionaire after I first heard about tithing 15 years ago. Later, when I decided I was giving too much, I stopped tithing. Soon, I went broke. I learned an expensive lesson, so I am again tithing my way to wealth.

Terrie

Where you give is very important

If you want to receive the greatest advantage from tithing, you need to give to the point or points where you are receiving spiritual help and inspiration. That does NOT have to be a church. It could be a church but it could be a minister, spiritual counselor, teacher or practitioner. Your tithes will enrich the recipient. This will then help them (an organization or individual) reach financial freedom from financial strain. This enables them to fulfill their high mission of uplifting mankind, unhindered by the material cares which can be so burdensome.

Offerings can make you a pauper while tithes can make you prosperous

While it is better to give meager of spasmodic “love offerings” and voluntary pledges to God’s work, than to give nothing at all, the voluntary offering plan has so often been the unintentional cause of making millions into paupers. Why? Because lack of systematic giving leads to lack of systemic receiving for all concerned. This is probably why freewill offerings, given over and above tithes were considered incidental in Biblical times.

As Kahil Gibran wrote in “The Prophet”, “It is good to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.

What About Charity Giving?

Is giving to charity or community events the same as tithing? No. In Biblical times the Hebrews became wealthy when they gave their first tithe impersonally to their priests and places of worship. Their second tithe was a festival or retreat tithe. Their third tithe was a charity tithe. They also shared “the first fruits” of their crops, and many other offerings, totaling about one-fourth of their annual income.

If you are giving more than one-tenth, then you should feel freer to share your second- or third- tenth with charity or other humanitarian causes. The first tenth must go to spiritual work or workers whose philosophy is uplifting and helpful to mankind (and one with which you agree). If enough people did this, there would be less humanitarian causes in the world. Those needing charity donations would be learning how to help themselves through the prosperity and success principles. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

For those individuals who have no spiritual inclinations or interests, giving to various charitable, cultural, educational or humanitarian causes is most commendable. It is a great step forward in the development of their prosperity consciousness of sharing. However, according to the ancient laws of tithing, this is a secondary form of giving, rather than the highest.

Think about this for awhile! Where does your first-tenth (your tithe) go?

Terrie

Should you tithe on “gross” or “net”?

First a short explanation on congestion and circulation.

There is basically one problem in life: congestion.
There is basically one solution: circulation.

Systematic giving is a powerful practice that blesses every phase of our lives, as it keeps us attuned to the wealth of the universe. Otherwise, through lack of circulation and the resulting congestion, our lives can be thrown out of balance. Then the problems begin.

It becomes evident when people who have been tithing stop- they see their prosperity dry up.

Should you tithe on your gross income or your net income?

Strictly speaking, biblical tithing consisted of “a tenth of all” (Genesis 14:20).  If you’re not ready in your thinking to tithe from your gross income, you may want to consider tithing from your net income. However, you will want to invoke “ten, the magic number of increase” to some degree.

Simply put – tithing is an act of faith that influences the substance of the universe to make you prosperous as well as expanding your world within and without in ways you would never have dreamed possible. Don’t try to reason through it. Just accept the fact that tithing releases a mystical power for your prosperity.

When you systematically tithe FIRST – before paying bills or meeting other financial obligations, you will find that the remaining 90 percent of your income goes much further. You’ll be helped in many unforeseen ways. Once you make a habit of tithing, you’ll never miss those tithes! The very act of tithing will provide you with a sense of security and guidance in a way that nothing else can.

Next we’ll get to another important aspect of tithing – where you give!

Terrie