#Tithing: What Really Happened When I Gave 10%

This was in 2016.  I just started a new job.  The 6-figures I was making was not enough to cover my bills.  I obviously had more than a “money issue”.  I realized, perhaps, it was a deeper, spiritual issue at hand.

I had joined a new church at that time.  I have never been a tither.  However, there was something special about this church.  It made me want to give.  It made me want to get involved.  I started tithing.  If you do the math, you know that it was a nice chunk of change every month.

But it wasn’t that easy.  I had to get my mindset right. It would take more than Sunday church.  So, I prayed.  Read books, including the 4 Laws of Prosperity by Edwene Gaines.  This book changed everything.  Based on her testimony alone, I started tithing on my next pay check.  I tithed from gross, not net.

As I did it, I noticed sudden changes.  I felt freer, more optimistic, and like money was my friend, not an adversary I had to control and manipulate. When I started tithing, I received:

1. Free money by finding large bills on the street. No more coins and pennies.  But $5 bills. I would walk right into them even if hundreds of people were around.

2. A free trip to Barbados in an expensive suite for 5 days

3. A luxurious free dinner and romantic weekend in San Francisco

4. A settlement check that I had no idea of in my life

5. Discounts, random coupons, and money “appearing” in my account

I know this sounds crazy.  It is.  I felt so crazy that I stopped.  Yes, I was overwhelmed.  It was like a rush.  And you can sit there and say you wouldn’t have stopped.  Well, I guess you never experienced miracles, everyday.  I needed to catch my breath.

I went back on, and things slowed down.  However, I will never stop tithing.  It is a mental shift that no therapist or life coach can deliver. Only God.

Originally posted 2018-04-02 06:00:44.