Money. This has been on my mind kind of a lot lately. I don't make a lot of it, that might be why, but really money has never been extremely important to me, and I've never felt that I needed a lot of it.
Last semester I decided to stop singing at the church I was singing at so I could attend my own church. With this decision came of loss of around 250 bucks a month. For a college kid, that's huge. Even if I wasn't in college, that's huge. But I really felt like God was telling me to leave that church, and that it was the right thing to do. I knew he would take care of that extra money.
It really is amazing how God works, because honestly I really haven't missed it that much. Sure, I can't go out to eat as often as I want, or go shopping unless it is for a gift. I might have to wait 4 months to get my haircut but God is providing, and I think He is providing because I followed His will.
Recently, I have been thinking about tithing. To be perfectly honest, this is never something I did because I never felt like I had enough money to tithe. Ironic!?!? I think I'm so willing to give God certain aspects of myself but money?! What does God care about money?!?! He doesn't. He cares about my heart. He cares about me giving. He cares about me being willing to give something up knowing that no matter what He will provide for me more than I can provide for myself.
Money must be funny in a rich man's world. These are lyrics from an Abba song. I thought about these words, and it was speaking about a man that is rich in dollar bills. I am rich in grace. I am rich in love. I am rich in forgiveness. I am rich in hope. So yes, I guess money is sort of....funny.
{reflecting}
12 years ago
3 comments:
great post!
I will not question how I ended up on your page today. I was just wandering around. I've enjoyed reading your thoughts today about the idea of tithing. I know how it is to not have a lot of money, and how can one give it away when they need it to survive. (feed ourselves)
It's just my opinion, of course,
I feel it is not so important what you give, it is important that you feel good as you give to others. It may be to hold the door for someone. Or take a minute to listen to someone. We all need to know that we count.
I cannot quote the bible verse exactly, I am no preacher, or saint, I continue to seek answers. Thank you for your writing today.
Gary O'Brien
gary.thelegend@gmail.com
Wilmington, Vt.
good post, nicole. thanks for sharing.
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