Why wouldn’t we want to let others see how great our God ……

I wanted to share my short testimony on tithing. About four months ago I was out of work and desperate for even a minimum wage job just to make ends meet. I prayed and told the Lord that when he provided me with a job I would promise to tithe whatever income I brought in. I later got a job through a friend. Two months passed and the end of my lease was up. I thought my mom and I would end up homeless as we did not even have money for a deposit for a place to stay. My mom ended up finding a place that she had lived in before and the women who worked at the lease office offered her a place with no deposit. Not only that the rent would be cheaper compared to those who have the same exact apartment.

Recently the Lord put it on my heart that I needed to move out of state. I received a call out of blue from my aunt who offered for me to move with her for free. Not only that, she bought me a computer and a new bed and is paying for my ticket to see her. THIS IS FROM JESUS HIMSELF. He receives all the glory. If your tithing and not seeing anything remember to first obey the Lord in all areas of your life. Give also from a cheerful heart and know the Lord is using the money to bless others.

Remember that the Lord is working even when you don’t SEE IT. Thirdly, remember if you are saved then you are Gods child and that HE IS IN CONTROL OF YOUR SITUATION just as he was with Joseph and Job.

Would you please clarify what the correct tithing is for a christian? Is it 10% of your gross salary or 10% of your net salary? Where exactly in the bible is the truth about tithing and explain why it would be gross versus net or visa versa. Thanks!

God loves you. Just to share with you I am close to understanding the pain you felt. My dad was an baby that was sold to another family for good luck. He was never in a loving environment and joined secret society which landed him in jail. It was hard for him to get a job after that. My mum was from a broken home with a lot of internal trifle. My parents got together but never had a proper wedding ceremony , just a registration of marriage with a fren as witness. My dad’s foster family jeered at them and never want to fund the marriage ceremony. This happened in Singapore in 1970+ , a little country which is booming economically. My mum was emotionally wrecked and tried committing suicide by drinking some poison while pregnant with me. She was admitted to hospital and doc say she might lose me. My dad being a avid gambler was guilty and kneel down at the hospital and prayed for both our safety. He wasn’t a Christian then but he knew how to pray from a pastor while in jail. My mum and I was saved. That became the 1st miracle. But after I was born she doesn’t have the money to pay delivery fee and the doc threw away my file and she walked out of the hospital w/o paying a cent. 2nd miracle. But even after that we were not allowed to stay in my paternal grandparents house as they hated us then and insulted us and tried to get us out of the house. We slept out in streets , in bus interchange , with me as a baby in my parents arms. Lots of borrowing of money from everyone they knew just to get by another day. My mum was from a wealthier family and she took her treasured pearl powder , 1 of the thing left in her possession and wanted to sell to my father’s aunt ( to get some money) who accused her of having stolen this item as there is no way she can get her hands on such an expensive item. Later they managed to rent a 1 room apartment , when they ran out of milk powder they tried to feed me porridge when I was 1 month old and I nearly choked. They cried. My dad cried even today when he told me how it sear his heart to see me choked then. After staying there for some time, there is a catholic nun that went door to door to give out daily necessities. she chanced upon our door and immediately took note and give us more , I was given and fed the best milk powder that was in the supermarket. Miracle again. She also gave a little money every time she replenish our food supplies. Hearing that retrospectively , that is when I know God will not abandon anyone of us. After receiving so many blessing in form of food and money , my parents decided to leave and they thanked the nun there. My mum also got to know Roman Catholics are quite loving. She didn’t kmow who the Lord is then ..lol! we moved and shifted many places , most of the time due to eviction as not able to pay rent. Sometimes , they would carry bags of clothes and sit in park till morning while i was a toddler. My parents also engaged the help of nannies. I had 8, but I think some of them are not paid. My dad worked odd jobs but it was still hard to have a permeant roof over out head. One day my dad saw a newspaper which a church is employing a caretaker. He went for the interview and was employed. The pastor mentioned a year later he chose my dad out of many candidates as the Holy spirit moved him. Life got better , I enrolled into the kindergarten in the church and got free education. We stayed for a year and when I completed my pre school , the principle spoke to my dad as she wanted to refer me to a good primary school and with the recommendation letter she wrote I walk into one of the top school in Singapore. My parent then got an apartment and they had my younger brother. My dad started his business and it was failing and there are lots of trouble and my parents quarrel daily. All these were compelling reasons for me to drop school and be rebellious. But ironically ,studying became my solace and I made in to the university. During my critical years in u iversity it was the Asian financial crisis and my dad lost lots of money , my mum keep wanting divorce and my brother was rebellious. I was the only breadwinner of the house , earning from tuition and had to support my tuition fee, the housing loan of family and have to appear everything is normal while I am in campus. Going home to se my electricity get terminate and we have to consume evrything im the fridge quickly and getting wierd eyeful from neighbours. Sometimes just to get the electricity get restored i would used up,all i saved from my work to,pay off the debt. After graduation I couldn’t find a job for about a year as it was the SARS period , debt mount in family. Later I got a debt collecting job in a bank through help from a fren and our financial situation turned around. Yet I wasn’t happy in the job as I really wanted to do something more meaningful but in the financial line. I prepare myself all the time and take courses. Guess what , God had arranged for a job for me and I ended up working in a top tier investment bank . I moved further away from God during that time in my ‘success’ but now I began to understand that I can’t built God around me , I need to built my life around God. God gave me all the wisdom to know how to make a living and to live a life abundantly. So why am I writing my life story here ? I just want to say , no matter how hard , God is there with you. Fear not. By not having fear you are having faith. Keep praying and in times like this draw closer to God then ever before even cos from my little understanding – He is only what all of us have. Work with what you have. I am not a seasoned tither ( and has no right to say anything about tithing ) but if you give cos you love God , I think there is a joy in your hearts that will shout and gve you peace. Go about your work the best you can. Praise and worship Him all the more. And go about your work the best you can and in all your ways consider him ,his opinion and pray to him. If you tithe or give it shows that God co owns what you have hence your estate be taken care of. My experiences is that God loves us so much and can’t wait to give us all the provision and more. Be patient. Big tribulation big glory , small tribulation small glory , and His strength is made perfect in your weakness. I hoped my long winded sharing can help in anyway, feel free to drop me an email anytime.