Why not trusting in God is just plain daft!
October 22nd 2009
A man was having trouble with the concept of tithing. One day he revealed his doubts to his minister: ‘Pastor, I just don’t see how I can give 10 per cent of my income to God’s work when I can’t even manage my bills.’
The pastor replied, ‘If I promise to make up the difference in your bills if you should fall short, do you think you could try tithing for just one month?’
After a moment’s pause, the man responded, ‘Sure, if you promise to make up any shortage, I guess I could try tithing for one month.’
‘Now, what do you think of that,’ said the pastor. ‘You say you’d be willing to put your trust in a mere man like myself, who possesses so little materially, but you couldn’t trust your heavenly Father who owns the whole universe!’ That week he gave his tithe, and has been doing so faithfully ever since!
This is an excerpt from a blog post by J John. Read the rest of the article here