More Secrets of Tithing

The ancients knew intuitively that giving, sharing and putting God first financially was the first step to permanent, enduring prosperity.  Tithing was a household word in Bible times, and over and over their sharing of the tenth brought them peace, power and plenty. They gave, not the last and the least but the first and the best – their giving made them rich. They felt that their tithing practices not only prospered them but protected them from the negative experiences of life. Their acts of giving were occasions of celebration.

Here’s a story from Catherine Ponder’s “The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity”.

 A Woman in Oklahoma – “When I began to tithe in faith the small amount I had, the first thing I noticed was that the chronic car repair bills ceased. Money not only began to flow in unexpectedly, but new business opportunities also prospered me. Also, the quality of my life improved so that I now enjoy a harmonious lifestyle. Another surprise has been that a longstanding health problem no longer plagues me. It simply disappeared.”

Just as the farmer returns one-tenth of his seed for soil enrichment, so does impersonal giving and sharing, open the way to enriched living on all levels of life to anyone who faithfully practices it.

Another story:

A person in Missouri: “I am grateful to have learned of the power in tithing. I have friends who have studied along inspirational and/or metaphysical lines for years. Yet they continue to struggle financially because they refuse to tithe. I have other friends who are studying along these same lines whom I have been able to introduce to the practice of tithing, and they no longer “strain and strive”. instead they “tithe and thrive”.

It’s been said that the person who takes up the practice of tithing will have at least six surprises:

1) He will be surprised at the amount of money he has to give to God’s work.

2) He will be surprised at the wisdom and good judgment tithing gives him in using the remaining nine-tenths of his income.

3) He will be surprised at the ease with which he can meet his financial obligations.

4) He will be surprised at the deepening of his prosperity consciousness.

5) He will be surprised at how easily he can go from one tenth to larger giving.

6) He will be surprised at himself for not having adopted the tithing plan sooner!

I can tell you from personal experience that starting to tithe made all the difference in my entire life, not just my financial prosperity.

Terrie

The Ancient Law of Prosperity

In ancient times “ten” was considered “the magic number of increase”.

The Ancient Law of Prosperity is this: True prosperity has a spiritual basis. God is the Source of your supply. Your mind, body, abilities, talents, education, experience job or profession are all instruments and channels of your prosperity, but God is the Source. Therefore, you must do something definite and consistent to keep in touch with that rich Source if you want to be continually prosperous.

Sharing is the beginning of financial increase. Systematic giving opens the way for systematic receiving. However, that giving must be done in a certain way:  through the consistent sharing of your tithes with God’s work and workers at the point or points where you are receiving spiritual help and inspiration.

The word “tithe” means “tenth” and the ancient people felt that 10 was “the magic number of increase”.

Think of tithing as taking God as your financial power (remember that you can put “universe, energy, vibration, Higher Power, Buddha, whatever you want instead of God).

Many of the get rich quick schemes fail because they focus on getting, not giving. They have no spiritual foundation.

There are people who are very wealthy and yet do not tithe. If you look at them you’ll see that they may be prosperous in the financial aspect of their lives but what about their sense of peace of mind, health or body? What’s the state of their relationships and their overall well-being? True prosperity includes peace of mind and health of body as well as financial peace and plenty.

Read Genesis 28:20-22 and see where Jacob, at a low point in his life, made a tithing “deal” with God – he asked for prosperity, guidance, peace of mind and reconciliation with his family. In turn he promised “Of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee.”

The next several days we’ll talk more about tithing. I can personally vouch for the importance and success of this. Read “The Richest Man in Babylon” amongst other books to find out what man’s financial basics should be.

Terrie