Chapter 12 “Financial Lack has Turned into Overflow” The Word of Their Testimonies

Milestone #1: Testimonies of Tithing

Financial Lack has Turned into Overflow

Dear Brides, God knows how tough it is. He sees when You have the last bit of anything to give, and He promises that if you give it away, you will receive whatever you need because He will supply all your needs. Chapter 4 “Give it Away” is all about that.

My God has taught me that if I do not share my last with somebody else He cannot give me more than I need because I am holding on so tightly to what I have, I cannot open my hand to receive anything He wants to give me.

I experienced this with my tithes. I realized that I did not tithe and that was allowing the devourer to steal from me. I then started Tithing and my financial lack has turned into overflow and I have gained so much knowledge on how we are only stewards of God’s blessing and He can choose to remove them from our lives, so by sharing what we have, we share what He gave us, because all things come from Him.

I recently had a discussion with my parents about how giving is more blessed than receiving, because The Lord truly loves a joyful giver and He will pour out His blessings liberally on all who give freely without expecting anything in return. And I truly believe that God wants us to open our hands by giving away what we have to receive more.

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” —Luke 6:38

Let’s pray:  Lord let me become bolder in speaking Your Word in ministering to others. Lord, I thank You for all You have done for me, You are all I need, You are all I want and all I live for. Lord, I long to hear You as clearly as another person speaking to me, do not keep silent, let me hear You. Lord forgive me for not speaking The word to others. I feel I may have missed an opportunity to share what You have done for me. Lord, You have not given us a spirit of fear but of power, and of love and of a sound mind, let me not be afraid of speaking Your Word to others. Amen.

Dear Brides, God knows how tough it is. He sees when You have the last bit of anything to give, and He promises that if you give it away, you will receive whatever you need because He will supply all your need. Chapter 4 “Give it Away” is all about that. If you do not give away what you hold onto, your hand cannot be free to receive what God wants to give you.

This book shares how we can discover the One who loves us more deeply than we can ever imagine, The One who died to save us and once you discover how loved you are, how cherished you are, you might never want to go back to being loved by another.

~ Stella in South Africa

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It’s all About the Heart

Dear Brides, You will be challenged by this Chapter 14. Eaten Alive. But read on...you will be blessed by what you learn.

Tithe first fruits. Do not let others convince you that you do not have to! Of course, you do not have to! In this sense, we have a free will--to obey or disobey God. But disobeying God is always a very bad idea!

If you make Tithing automatic, it is much harder to mess up. As soon as funds come in, send in the tithe. Do not delay. Delay allows things to creep in. And the creepy things in this world LOVE to be given gaps to creep through!

Malachi 3: 7-12 “Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of hosts. “But you say, ‘How shall we return?’ You Have Robbed God “Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you! Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts. “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.

I like the context of it. It is all about RETURNING to God. How do you return, by tithing ...which is a way to show you are trusting in Him!

Electronic payments are a blessing to me. That way, as soon as my bank notifies me of any deposit (I get a text on my phone.), then I can use the same phone to send in an electronic tithe. POOF! Done. No chance of forgetting. Even if the deposit was only $25, there is no charge to me for paying $2.50 to my storage house.

If instead, I receive a check, I simply sit in my car at the bank where I deposit the check and poof, online via my phone, I can put in my tithe.

For me, this is best, as it prevents procrastination or forgetting. In the past, if I didn't pay my tithe right away, I often found unexpected expenses eating it away.

This Chapter 14. Eaten Alive was a reminder to me of the times I have drifted off...by being distracted or overly busy. It is so easy to just forget to focus on God, to get distracted out of quiet time with Him by "urgent" things. It is easy to forget to tithe ...or to convince yourself that you don't have the funds right now...or you don't know WHERE to give it, so you'll just save it until later, etc.

It is always a mistake, and it is much more clearly seen in the past tense, looking back on it. In the middle of the mess, though, it can be easy to miss.

Let’s pray as we Seek HIS guidance: Holy One, help me to see clearly. Change my heart and mind so that I see what you want me to see, so that I long for the things that you desire, and so that I obey you in all things!

Dear Brides, It is often easy to see the faults of others and be amazed by how they cannot see what is clear to you. We see adultery and call it out immediately. It is just plain wrong!

Yet, we allow the world to convince us that we do not need to tithe. "That is an old testament thing. It's all about the heart. God doesn't want your money unless you give it cheerfully." Well, yeah...God doesn't need anyone's money! He doesn't enjoy the gifts of a grumpy heart. BUT the problem is NOT grumpy people giving too much money! The problem is people being grumpy and stingy!

Ask Him to change your heart and to help you see clearly. Then you will tithe with JOY.

This book is different. It goes deeper and into detail, and it will help you learn.

~ Beverly in the United States

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The Danger is Slipping into Striving

Dear Brides, Chapter 18. By Grace, it can be confusing to hear, we are FREE of the law at the same time as being encouraged to follow the law! WHAT? you ask. BUT…when you are FREE…when you have given over your life totally to Him, all you will want to do is follow the law, and you will find it a great JOY to do so.

This is a great reminder of the grace that my LOVE has given me. We all have areas of struggle. Even though I tend toward preciseness, and the desire to be correct, most of the time I have no fretting over tithing. Our Love has helped me to do it automatically, as soon as new funds bless me, I can turn around and bless my storehouse. AND He is working on any stinginess left in my heart–cleansing it out! It is so easy to give things, and funds away, above and beyond my tithe.

My friends (and sometimes family) thinks I should be concentrating on making money off of everything in this house that I will not need when I downsize. They want me to sell everything. BUT, my love keeps giving me perfectly timed people who NEED the things I have! PERFECTLY TIMED! I ended up with a queen box spring in my garage, along with an under the bed frame. THE VERY NEXT DAY, a workman at my house told me a story of his son being in trouble and moving home, but he only had a queen mattress from the basement for him, laying on the floor. I laughed and opened my garage…voila! PLUS, he happened to have driven the boss’ truck to work that day–which had room for the box spring! His house was on the way back to his boss’ house.

I have story after story of this…pianos, clothing, dishes, pots and pans, etc…all needed by someone immediately after I remove them from a room in my house!

Our LOVE has a plan if we open our hearts and listen to Him!

When you tend toward perfectionism, the danger is slipping into striving–striving to please the LORD, but striving nonetheless, which is NOT how He wants us to live. We have to give it over to our Heavenly Love. He will call us to the details that matter. Yes, set up a way to tithe that works best for you, and give to your storehouse. Firstfruits giving makes things easy and simple, but when you give your heart over to Him, do not be surprised when giving becomes a JOY, rather than a duty!

“Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26).

What could be better than to have a new heart place by our heavenly love?!

Let’s pray! My LOVE, help me to be aware quickly when I tend toward striving. Refocus my mind on YOU! Lead me; give me awareness; help me to sense when I am resisting you (or just not noticing your nudge.)

Dearest Brides, when you first begin, it is hard to know where to start. He understands simple! Simply ask Him–GUIDE ME; lead me; change my heart and mind, so that I desire what You desire! Then everything is joy!

This book is different than others. If you let it it will change your life!

~ Beverly in the United States

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One of the Biggest Struggles we Face

Dear Brides, I think you’ll enjoy the Poverty Mentality Chapter 3 “The Power to Make Wealth” and the testimonies of faith that lead to the Lord stepping in and doing something incredible! Why not learn as much as you can about one of the biggest struggles we face on a daily basis…finances?!

The basis of trusting the Lord with my finances is tithing so I love seeing the root of provision every time she faced financial struggles! As I’ve always said, even if I wasn’t a believer, I’d still tithe because miracles happen!

“‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,’ says the LORD of hosts, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows’” (Malachi 3:10).

There was a friend that I was talking with lately and they brought up the topic of how they began tithing and I was able to jump with my firm belief in that too!

I recently have been blessed with a new apartment and have been wondering about how He’ll provide but I don’t need to struggle with this thought because He always supplies our needs when we are committed to doing what He asks of us with our first fruits!

“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves punishment, and the one who fears is not perfected in love” (1 John 4:18).

It was good reading the testimony of prayer and honoring your Husband (and EH if you’re married) is a very important lesson! I’ve been spending my time asking Him to never miss opportunities like that!

“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you [and me] will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).

Let’s pray! Dear Lord, Continue to teach me from your word. Let me lean on you when my mind takes hold and I begin reasoning rather than living in faith and the peace that transcends all understanding. Thank you that you’re never changing. Through the ages…you are never changing!! Help me to honor these principles!!

Great read on how God literally moved mountains when Michele Michaels was faced with mounds of hidden debt!!

~ Tara in the United States

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Wanted to Annul Our Marriage

Hello ladies  my trip to RMI started in 2017. We had a lot of problems and quarrels with my husband, who I married only in November 2016. I couldn't bear the situation anymore, so I wanted to annul our marriage because our Church allows it in certain cases. It is said that there was no marriage. But now I no longer think that it is God's will and that we can annul our marriages in His eyes.

However, I tried to do so in a way that my husband has a mental disorder and is unable to solve problems (Terrible how proud I was). But we still did not qualify for an annulment. I was very unhappy. The idea of ​​living like this forever killed me. I realized I wouldn't get out of this because I knew the divorce was against God and I could never go to church again. At that point, I thought the situation with my husband would never change. How pathetic, right?

"For nothing is impossible with God." (Luke 1:37)

I was desperately looking for help on the Internet and I found RMI. After reading the first page I got hope and some peace. I immediately ordered the book How God Can and Will Restore Your Marriage, the Wise Woman, and started the first course, but unfortunately, I did not complete it. Our situation was better and I came to the chapter about tithing and learning children at home and there I stopped reading all RMI materials because I did not agree with those principles.

My heart was too hard and unprepared at that time and many principles did not penetrate deep into my heart and mind. So I needed more breaks.

The year was passing, our problems and fights were repeating and we went to a counselor. Here it is visible, how superficially I was reading the materials warning against the counselor. Of course, it did not help and just cost money.

The problems continued, and in the summer of 2018 inside, I felt I had to return to the RMI materials and that I was missing something. As soon as I made this decision, at that moment our situation began to deteriorate every day. The more my heart broke under my husband's verbal attacks, the more intensely I studied all the materials, videos and courses. My eyes began to open and I began to see all my mistakes. And there were a lot of them. I think, besides real adultery, I have done everything the wife can do wrong. Even before the wedding I made an agreement with my husband that I would be our children's spiritual leader and I was also his dance teacher in our work.

What they warn RMI materials because it is so harmful when a woman assumes authority over her husband. Horrible! Although I was a Christian fanatic for many of my acquaintances, I was able to make so many mistakes.

When I thought that the situation will be better I have received a divorce application full of lies. I was crying, praying and continuing with studying, all my free time every moment. I was really alone as we were working abroad in Spain and I did not share my private life with anybody there.

“Friend and loved one You took far from me. Darkness has become my companion" (Psalm 88,19 TLV).

I remember Erin saying at the end of one video, "If no one is with you, I am with you and I believe that your marriage can be renewed.” This stroked my soul enormously. My golden Erin, your voice has given me so much peace and encouragement. I listened to you late into the night, falling asleep. THANK YOU ERIN! At this point, the principle of handing a tithe was no longer a problem for me. Tadaaaaa 

After two very dark months, the situation began to reverse. Thanks to my Heavenly Husband! The request for divorce was not sent, and I was just amazed to see how all these principles worked. My earthly husband asked me what I was still doing on the internet when I said I was taking one course, he started asking what kind of course it was when it changed me for the better, etc.. We are happily together now and we have a two-month baby. Praise You, Lord! But I still have a lot of work to do and many times I have to return to the materials and pray for unconditional love for my husband.

I recommend to all ladies with marital problems to go deeply and intensively into RMI materials and start living these principles. If you disagree, pray for wisdom and the Lord will open your heart and eyes, or simply break you to understand it better. 

I praise the Lord with all my heart and thank you for changing me, for opening my eyes and for accompanying me in my life. Thanks to you for the whole RMI, please bless them and protect them! Thanks to Love My Everything! YOU are everything I want and need!

~ Anissa in Slovakia

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Provisions Came Miraculously

Hello Dear Brides! Great be the Lord! The Beloved of my soul !! The Lord of hosts is my HH who protects me at all times. :))

Dear sisters, the Lord reminded me of something so that His name would be exalted and that is why I come here to send this PR. He reminded me when I read in the book How God Can and Will Restore Your Marriage, Erin tells us: Don’t move out or leave your home: “She [a harlot] is boisterous and rebellious; her feet do not remain at home” (Prov. 7:11). Don’t follow her ways!

Soon I followed this principle even though I knew my rent was too much for me to pay alone. But I trusted God because I knew that He would act in any and every situation. The months passed and I could pay the rent on time until the tribulations began, tests and proof for my faith and perseverance, so that I could really see where my heart and trust.

I could not work because I twisted my left knee after I had a miscarriage, then I had no work, and lastly, I had emergency surgery in my right eye (retinal detachment) OMG!! I thought everything was going to collapse... but He with huge love said to me, "Wait and see the deliverance that I will give you."

The landlord all the time sending me letters and telling me unpleasant things but all the time I was going to my prayer closet and I spilled to Him…and said to my Beloved that He was my everything and I knew that He would supply all my needs with His glorious riches. And because I was a faithful tither, I knew that all would be well because His word does not lie and does not come back empty.

Friends, some days I cried, but I fasted and prayed at dawn, but He never forsook me. I always remembered His wonderful promises: “When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.” Psalm 27:10 ... I believed and declared these promises... Hallelujah !!! \o/

The provisions came miraculously, but I always waited on Him, never made “B” plans... Lastly, He did another miracle, I got some government help because of the surgery, He is faithful!!! He does all things for our good, He knows how to turn everything into blessings, “…intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, ” (Gen 50:20).

Also, I took this principle that Erin teaches us, “Don’t act impulsively or be quick to move" to do with the strength of our arms but to wait upon Him for everything. Because He is faithful!! I assure you that everything in the book is truly proven, every principle (if you are obedient of course). Being a tither made me the happiest person in the world, and also knowing how to offer where my Beloved leads me as His bride.

A few weeks later I have been blessed to read the book Poverty Mentality where I was washed with the truth where He assures me that He will always supply me with His glorious riches.

Michele says: " The Poverty Mentality is when we use phrases such as, “I can’t afford it” or “I’m on a tight budget” and any other way we slander or shame our heavenly Husband. The danger is, as these phrases and mindset become a part of your vocabulary, it very soon gets buried, entering your heart, and the enemy steals your peace from you. Make no mistake, this sort of thinking and how we speak is a clear and deliberate trap from the enemy—primarily because it is contrary to what Scripture says, and who our Father is, who our Husband is. No, I am not trying to be “spiritually weird” here and encourage us to all go out and buy whatever we want because our spiritual “Sugar Daddy” will pay for it! But let’s each be very careful that we don’t fall into thinking like the world, speaking like the world and therefore worrying like the world does—wondering about how we will make it financially—when the Bible promises that God will take care of all not just some of our needs, but based on His riches! “And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19).

Thank you, my Love, for being so loving and allowing me to be led by You, my King and Beloved Savior, my lovely HH! Lord, You’re all I want. Lord, You’re all I need. Lord, You’re all I live for.

“Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for Him” (Isaiah 30:18).

Dear friends, if you have struggled to follow the principles or trust Him completely, I ask you to stop and ask the Lord for forgiveness and begin to follow His plans for your wilderness walk, as the key to desert living is “zealous obedience". Go to your prayer closet and talk to your Lord, open your heart where you have failed to obey so that you can experience the Abundant Life He has for you. Much love!

~ Erica in Ireland

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Hit With a Sudden “Blow”

Dear Brides, RUN to Him! He will supply all of our needs. He owns it all. He has a never-ending supply. He will never run out. I learned in Chapter 4 "Give it Away" out of fear we tend to hold onto what we are afraid we won't be able to replenish. After all, this is what we have grown up to know and do from the world's teachings and even our upbringing because we lacked the true wisdom and knowledge.

When you are hit with a sudden "blow" trial or impossible situation, instead of looking at that Goliath, see it as the very stepping stone your Heavenly Husband has provided to achieve, proclaim and obtain the blessing on the other side. So when that Goliath comes, run through it, and get that blessing that has your name on it.

When we come into a trial or tribulation that is standing right in front of us, instead of looking at how big that giant is and crumbling in defeat, look at how big my Heavenly Husband is! For when this trial comes, praise Him because that means there is a blessing coming.

It is easy to get wrapped up in this journey of what is not being provided or covered, what is lacking or what we don't have enough of. In many cases, we can blame others for what we are lacking. We can focus on the lack or we can focus on this lack means overflow is coming. We can give away everything that we have to others that are more in need for we know that He will provide and replace what we have given away. For our position of the heart is what matters and He is watching to see the condition of our heart as we give.

I "stood" for my marriage for many years and frankly, it has dragged on with come little victories here and there to what seemed like to me, that I ended up going backward constantly. Not until I was directed to this ministry, did this change. I am now on a journey. I no longer stand for my restoration for my marriage. I no longer fret and fuss over the restoration of my marriage. I want more of Him. I need more of Him. I live for Him. Thy will be done.

With that being said, I have come to realize that everything I am and need will be from Him. I have complete faith in Him. I ask Him and wait for His guidance. I allow Him to direct my steps, this goes to say with others as well. If He brings someone across my path to pray, I will pray; if they need assistance, I will help. Whatever the need upon His guidance I will do it. For I know it is a test or maybe a trial BUT I know the blessing is on the other side.

The hardest part is letting go of what we need the most to others. It's trusting Him to "come through" before it's too late. It's a great thing that He is abundant and will give to us in abundance and overflow.

My Heavenly Husband thank You for the wisdom and knowledge that I have gained from these lessons. I am in awe of how You orchestrate all of the details together. I see how the enemy oppressed me and led me astray because of my lack of wisdom and knowledge. BUT OH HOW I AM SO THANKFUL that that is not the case now. Thank You for delivering and showing me the truth. I now know You as my Provider, no one else. I need to run to You and wait for Your direction.

Thank You for covering me and using all things to work for my good. I now see how the testing is in the fire, refining of fire to form that beautiful diamond. There is a change in me. Oh, how precious You are. The trials and the lack were all tests to bring me closer to You. To give away instead of hoarding all as an act of obedience, surrender and most importantly trust. Trust that You will do as You will; to provide when it seems like there is no solution or any time left. You are in control of it all.

To look at these trials, walls, Goliaths, and challenges with a new eye, a new vision to blast right through it with complete trust because there is a blessing right on the other side, filled out and addressed from You to me, with no strings attached but pure love.

All I want, need and live for is You, My love. I love You.

Let's pray, lift up what is on your heart right now: My Love, I have struggled with this new concept of trusting in my lack of finances. Where I was not smart with my spending or out of survival to take care of my children's needs...I did not tithe nor come to You to ask. Out of my foolishness or lack thereof in what was needed. I did not tithe correctly either or stopped altogether. I was wrapped up in my world of what I or my kids needed versus others. I'm sure there were many opportunities, blessings, and miracles that I have missed because my eyes were so blinded and fixed on myself and my household. Thank You for rescuing me and showing me the truth for I see it all so different now.

Dear Brides, when you are met with the very mountains and Goliaths that this journey brings before you...remember that you have a slingshot and 5 stones. What seems impossible to tackle or conquer remember who is behind you. Remember who has the final say. When you are being pressed, squeezed and pushed beyond your limits, financially, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally remember your Heavenly Husband is saying what you are in need of giving it away...for by faith you are showing Him that you are trusting Him to replace and give back in abundance for there is beauty in these ashes. There is a blessing in your submission and total trust in Him. Do not fear. There is a blessing just on the other side.

If you are lacking in any area of your life and you are holding onto it with everything you have…I am here to tell you, release it and give it away wholeheartedly. When you do, ask an act of your faith, your Heavenly Husband will show up and show out. Through your faith, He will reward you with more than enough, recompense, a double portion and beyond. This book Finding the Abundant Life shows you in detail what and how this looks…come, put it into action and see for yourself!

~ Olivia in the United States

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Consequences of Obedience

Dear brides, I was always rebellious and able to manipulate people, authorities and persuade them to do the things like I want. My friends were laughing, not understanding, why they have many times agreed. They later only realized that they really didn't want it and I have a special talent for persuading.  I used to do this between my friends, in my school, courses, jobs and of course I brought this attitude to my marriage. After so many years living this way, was and is very difficult to change it. But I have one big blessing for obedience to my husband and I want to give all Glory to God for it.

Last year in January 2019 we had to decide, if we quit our jobs in Slovakia (SR) and we move back to Spain, or we stay in SR. I wanted to go back to Spain, because both of us have dream jobs there, many friends and the life that they see is like a fairy tale. Moreover, my job in SR was hard with colleague, who I was suppose to substitute, but by the time it looked like she changed her mind, wanted to stay and they would probably kick me out. But my husband wanted to stay in SR. Maybe it looks very easy, but for me it was incredibly hard to be obedient in this case but I did it. I was very sad and disappointed for many days. I didn’t understand why the Lord leads us with obedience to such situations, which are totally and deeply against our will. Why we have desires which we have to abandon due to obedience.

But soon, my sorrow turns to the big joy. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts“(Isaiah 55:9). I have found that already during making this decision I was pregnant.  If we followed my will, we quit the job in Slovakia at that moment. But after the revelation of my pregnancy, we couldn’t go to Spain, because I couldn't do the job sport animator/dancer like pregnant. So we would have no job in Slovakia, no job in Spain.

Thank You My Love! “Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom“(Psalm 145, 3 NIV). The amount of His goodness continues. I had a contract for half a year and when I have to announce my pregnancy in the job (after 3 months) my contract was finishing. My colleague, even the deal was that she finally finishes after so many prolongations, still seemed to change her mind and wanted to stay. So, it was very obvious in my eyes that my contract will be not prolonged and she stays.

The consequences would be not only me unemployed, but no kid support during maternity leave since I wouldn't fulfill the conditions of social insurance. But our Lord is much bigger...“Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes” (Ephesians 3:20 TLB) After my announcement of pregnancy, the colleague suddenly wanted to leave, so my contract was prolonged, I was working until 4th October in great physical condition, 7th October my baby was born and now I am enjoying maternity leave with nice kid support.  I would never think it can be like this. “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). Amen!!! Those are consequences of obedience and sure also tithing. The principles, which Erin teaches really work!!! Thank You My Dear that You gave us instruction and principles how to live! Thank you Erin, thank You RMI for teaching the truth!!!

Let’s pray together! Lord You say: And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws (Ezekiel 36:27 NIV). And I praise You for all brides and wives with the marital problems, put Your Spirit in us to live your principles in obedience, with a gentle and quiet spirit, because only like this, we will be happy, our husbands and families and we give glory to You! I praise You My Love that You let me know those principles and step by step You give me power to live them!

“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.“ Isaiah 55:9

“Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom.“ Psalm 145:3 NIV

"Now glory be to God, who by his mighty power at work within us is able to do far more than we would ever dare to ask or even dream of—infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, or hopes.” Ephesians 3:20 TLB

“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”" Matthew 19:26 TR

"And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws." Ezekiel 36:27 NIV

~ Anissa in Slovakia

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Beauty in Tithing

Dear brides, I think you'll appreciate this Poverty Mentality Chapter 6 “Obedience Rather Than Sacrifice” because it shared about the beauty in tithing and also to then remember that He can afford the things you think you can't. That obedience is better than sacrifice. What a big weight that is lifted, hey?!

This was a great revisit to the principle of tithing and also His provision.

It's neat to be reading this again because just recently my friend asked for prayer concerning her finances. What I always remind them is that if they tithe, that God promises to rebuke the devour. That the enemy can't steal and that no matter what by honoring His commandment by giving our first fruits...our tithe and offering that He will provide!

That's when she quietly said that she'd been convicted because she hadn't been tithing. She said she used to but slowly stopped. Her bills became so substantial that she couldn't "afford" to tithe but starting now —she would begin tithing again!!

I appreciated the reminder that we should never think we can't afford something —if He's asking us to obey and trust Him.

It happened to me today or yesterday night actually that I heard Him so clearly. My friend's wedding is less than two weeks away (I'm one of her bridesmaids:)) and yesterday we decided on the wrap that would go with the dress. When I saw the price though, I thought of my friend, also a bridesmaid, who couldn't afford it. When I asked Him, He told me to take care of it for her. I don't really have the money to do it, but in obedience I took care of it!

The simple thing is to ask. How do I serve you today? How do I serve the people around me today?

Thank you for bringing me closer to you day by day Thank you Lord that I know you are my provider. That I don't have to worry. That you'll not only pour into me where it's overflowing because I tithe but that I'll reap what I sow into others!

“‘You look for much, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?’ declares the Lord of hosts, ‘Because of My house which lies desolate, while each of you runs to his own house’” Haggai 1:9.

“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you say, ‘How have we robbed Thee?’ In tithes AND offerings. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the whole nation of you!” Malachi 3:8–9.

~ Tara in the United States

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I Felt Bad About My Blackmail

Yesterday the Lord revealed to me what tithing is and I finally understood it and it has never been any clearer than yesterday...and today was a day he made in deed though it started a bit rough I live with my mom and other family members and it’ can be very difficult at times to see eye to eye.

But today I knew that I must of done something right in God’s eyes to experience the enemy to use people to discourage me but I chose to believe God. Later on that night as I was reading an encourager email I received my husband text me he asked if I was awake and after I finished reading a praise report I actually so happen to get mine wow that was So God!

My husband and I were texting back and forth for about an hour we talk about our daughter but it wasn’t all about her I know he send me pictures of the free meals he received with his military ID and though I was trying to see if I could see anyone else’s plate in the picture I just lifted it to God and just thank him that my husband was even letting me know a bit about his day I feel he’s wall he built for me not to get in is falling and I’m slowly getting in.

I apologize to him because before I found this blessing of a website I blackmailed my husband I know he wanted to claim our daughter in his taxes and by the army but since I started working I realized I could claim her since she lived with me and I do all the work and this upset him very much but I wasn’t doing it for the money but possibly because I angry at him and I didn’t want him to use our daughter to get money and go with another person and spend it. I don’t know if there is anyone else but I was just thinking like that but after finding this website I just felt bad about my blackmail and tonight I apologized I told him he Doesn’t have to feel forced to spend time with us as a family just because that as a condition I blackmailed him with if he would spend time with us I would let him claim her and I just apologized because that was wrong from me. But he still agreed for us to go take our daughter to take Christmas pictures together!

And we are going to take her to the movie theater for her first time just us 3 as a family! Well not just us 3 Abba father is also coming with I need him I’m not letting go of him! This is a big deal for me because my husband had set up a wall against me and wouldn’t even let me get in his car yet even spend time together or do thing that families do!

I am so beyond happy because I can see God in the midst of all of this and I know there is more praise reports to come leading to the biggest one my marriage restoration thank you father God you are so good to me thank you for your protection and opening the door for me where my EH had closed it but you open it for me and all of my life is in the Palm of your hand.

Malachi 3:10–11 “‘Bring the whole tithe into the STOREHOUSE, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. THEN I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it may not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

~ Lianna in the United States