Milestone #1: Testimonies of Tithing

Today is a Milestone for Me and My Finances

I just wanted to take the time to Praise and thank my Heavenly Husband for providing for me. Maybe something simple for others but huge for me.

Last year, I had to purchase four new tires for my car and in doing so I had to pay with a credit card. As I was nowhere near, being able to pay for the tires with the money in my bank account or lack thereof.

Well, today I had to purchase two new tires and as I was driving home I was overwhelmed with gratefulness and tears because today my Heavenly Husband is my Provider. What a magnificent Provider He is, for today I purchased my two new tires with the money in my bank account.

I give my Heavenly Husband all of the praise and glory. In starting with this ministry, I learned the principle of tithing and have been faithful to do so. Needless to say, today is a milestone for me and my finances as I have not paid cash to purchase items especially at this amount in over 10 years! That's right, 10 years if not more, for my husband and I lived off of credit cards because we never had the money.

I just shout Hallelujah to Your name my Love for taking and bringing me on this journey so that I can have this amazing moment and praise report to share. To give You all of the praise and glory that You deserve. Living off of my income only, at this stage in my journey, which is not too much (yet) and yet I was able to make this purchase and have money left over in my account.

"I will praise the Lord at all times. I will constantly speak his praises. I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart. Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together." Psalm 34:1-3 (NLT)

"And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 (NLT)

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Olivia in California

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I Got My Answer

I had been asking God to give me an answer as to if I should leave my church. I know people are going to think I'm crazy because I've been so determined and have been going nonstop to my church since my separation. So I've been seeking God's Will for that and today I went to church and I believe I got my answer.

So this lady was giving me advice on how I should talk to my husband or respond/or not respond to him and what he's doing and it was totally opposite of what I was taught here. I just agreed with her and gave her a hug and left. I think it will only hinder my progress as getting advice from people who have not been restored will only slow down my restoration journey.

I had been asking Him all morning to give me wisdom as to go to church or stop going and He gave me the answer there! I will start tithing here to my storehouse and I know He's listening and I know He's in my circumstances. Praise be to Him only! I trust in Him!

1 Corinthians 12:27 "Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Liora in Texas

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I Spoke to Him Alone

I just can't stop giving God praise for all the ways He shows His love for me and continues to redeem/restore my life from the enemy!

Since I have been on my Restoration Journey with my Beloved, He has astonished me with His loving care that He uses to not only supply all of my needs and my daughters' needs, but He gives us the desires of our hearts. With my last separation, which resulted in divorce, my daughters and I had to live with my mother once again. Even though we all slept in her extra room and I was blessed to buy a set of double bunk beds for us to sleep on, space was limited and it was a cramped fit.

During the 2 years we lived like this, I poured out my heart to my Beloved because I desired to make a home for myself and my younger daughters where He would be the head of our household and continue to be our Spiritual Leader. While I waited, my Beloved enabled me to pay off some passed rental debt that I had from my marriage due to several separations which left all of the debt in my name (I had to repeatedly put all of our apartments, rental houses, utilities, etc in my name). As long as I had that bad rental debt, it made it nearly impossible to rent the apartment that I wanted to move into with my daughters.

But God! He did exceedingly and abundantly above all that I could ask or think in leading me to pay off my rental debt and worked it out so that I was approved at the complex I wanted to live in after being denied twice due to the delinquent rental debt. But He didn't stop there. I was told when I toured the model apartment that some of them had wood floors (which I really wanted) and some had carpet throughout. My Beloved made sure ours had wood floors. My daughters' room is spacious with a large walk-in closet and they have their own bathroom.

My master bedroom is spacious and so is my bathroom where my own walk-in closet is located and I have the soaker tub I always wanted. I have my own space where I can spend time with my Beloved in prayer, quiet times, reading my Bible, etc. My Beloved gave me everything I spoke to Him alone that was in my heart!

I am so grateful for all that He has done for myself and my girls. My adult children have a place to come and spend time with us as a family. I can do devotions with my girls and train them up in the Lord without criticism from my mother that I encountered while living with her. I am looking so forward to this next phase in my Restoration Journey with my Beloved. He is the absolute best and better to me than any earthly husband can be! I love Him more and more each day and not just because of what He can do for me but for His heart that I am pursuing and learning more about daily. There is truly no one like Him.

So Brides, when you are faced with an unexpected outcome in your marriage or life, trust in the fact that our Heavenly Husband will never leave you or forsake you, nor will He leave you in want. He didn't bring you this far to leave you and His plan for your life far exceeds anything you can ever desire or dream for yourself or loved ones. Trust in Him, pursue Him, love on Him, submit your heart to Him and life to Him. He is faithful and He is beyond good!

I look forward to fulfilling His every purpose in my life in our new home as I lead my girls by example in pursuing the One who loves us best and pointing my girls to seeking Him with their whole heart. When God makes a way, He leaves no stone unturned and He knows how to remove what needs to be removed that is hindering our walk with Him. I trust Him with every area of my life and I am grateful that I am His and He is mine.

Ephesians 3:20 (ESV) Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly that all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us ,to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.

Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the Lord's faithful love we do not perish, for His mercies never end. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Rita in Louisiana

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Keeps Delivering

Dear Brides, oftentimes as we are going through this journey we wonder what is the point? Why are we allowing ourselves to go through these hurts, rejections, disappointments, pain and so on repeatedly? We wonder will we ever see the end? This chapter "Whats the Point?"opens up your eyes to exactly see what is the point!

In the 4 years that I have been on this restoration journey, I was waiting and wanting my marriage restored. I wanted my husband home. In order for me to be happy, I was consumed that it all had revolved around my husband coming home and my marriage being restored.

Now that I have grown in my intimacy with my Heavenly Husband, I find myself in a different place. I find that I have had the opportunity to grow in my Heavenly Husband and there for so much more has happened for me. Wanting, living for and needing my Heavenly Husband more has opened up my eyes, my ears, my blessings, my ministry and my finances.

Just this last weekend alone, I have seen this. I went on a trip with my boys to Reno. Being the only driver but worshiping and praising my Heavenly Husband got me to our destination safely and wide awake. But before, we left, my Heavenly Husband blessed me beyond what I could imagine. My mom rented a car for us to take and my Heavenly Husband upgraded the car. My mom gave me money and a gas card for our trip. Before we left my husband gave me a $300 gift card to spend on myself on the trip. And just the day before I was granted 2 opportunities to work from home giving me an extra income. He deserves it all, all the praise, for His glory.

I struggled before my trip because I had no idea how I was going to make it on this trip. Since the holidays just passed and the bills were all paid, I had no idea how I would make this trip with only $200 in my account to get gas the whole trip, plus feed the 3 of us. I also stressed as my car was not suitable to make the 7 1/2 drive but I had no other option. I did not have money for a rental and I had bills I needed to pay but I didn't have the money for that either. But I promised my mother in law that I would take the boys on this trip to see her. As the trip was approaching I was starting to stress out but then I began to pray and said You will have to do it Beloved. My Love, You will work it all out for my good...boy did He!

With this restoration journey, I have had the opportunity to work from home, make more money and have more time and freedom. I am able to be home with my boys and be at every event. I have started to see the blessings and providings of my Beloved. I have not had to rely on my husband for I have a Heavenly Husband that keeps delivering. I never saw this before.

With Him these last 4 years but if I really think about it the last 6 months after finding this ministry, I have seen more than I have the whole time I was "standing." I have tithed the "right" way which I did not know the way it was supposed to be nor was I committed to it.

So what's the point, I have gained more in life and with my Heavenly Husband as I have been His bride than I have so far married. So this journey has been worth every moment.

Dear Brides, this journey leaves us with a lot of questions the whole time we are going through it. We wonder will we ever see that Promised Land? Will our Heavenly Husband really do it for us, like He has for others? Will our questions be answered? Will we ever be free from the pain and all that comes with this restoration journey? Will we ever say that there was good that came out of this journey? The answer lies in the foundations of this chapter/book.

“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!” Ephesians 3:20, The Message

“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

“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27

Ah Lord GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You!” Jeremiah 32:17

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Olivia in California

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My Dream Job With My Dream Salary

Dear ladies, In my country tithing is absolutely not popular. In the churches nobody speak about that and I did not know anybody tithing. When I was reading RMI book, it was one of the reasons, when I throw the book away and stopped reading.

For 7 years in March I was going to work to Spain for a season and in November I was coming back to Slovakia (SR), always with a purpose to stay in SR, to find the job and settle there. I sent CVs (resumes), went to interviews but many of them were unsuccessful and my hope for a good job in SR always ruined. All this process searching for a job was for me nightmare already before my arrival to SR. I lost with it a lot of time and since I had no choice I took a job not according my desire and with low salary. I was trained and before everything was going on, I was already planning to leave the job in exam period and to go back to Spain. It was like this every year for 7 years after my graduation of university and for 4 years I took with me my husband. When I was on interviews, I told them my imagination about motivating salary and in my mind I said to myself, when they offer me this I will stay in SR. But of course, nobody offered me that.

But the last year was different. It was for me already second year of studying Restore Ministries International materials. After more breakages, the principle of tithing was for me no problem anymore. In October I had again kind of fear, when I imagined the processes of interviews, but this time it was really different and I am sure due to tithing. I found advertisement of my dream job in SR, event manager and you will not believe, but yes, they offered my motivating salary. I sent there my CV. After 2 weeks they called me for interview the next day. Well, I was in Spain yet, so I asked them to make it via Skype. They were not excited but they did exception. My impression from the interview was that they will not accept me, but the next day, they called me they do, immediately when I come back.

Vuav. So, before my arrival I had already my dream job with my dream salary. By the way, soon we found the apartment 10 minutes far from my job. 🙂 No more fear, no more nightmares, no more lost time. Thank You my Love for the option and promise of tithing!!!

In addition, at the same time my husband was looking for the job also, but he refused at that time tithing. He was attending interviews and even if looked good, they did not take him. Once we were talking about tithing and I told him that in my case of this job it was sure thanks to tithing that motivated him. No, it is not my fake to sounds it good, what I am going to say. Within one week since he tithed, he found his job also. He is there until now and very satisfied! Praise You Lord!!! 🙂

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.“ Malachi 3,10 NIV

I want to encourage all the ladies hesitating about tithing; whether is your income low or high, give it to God!!! Maybe you have very little and you are saying that you cannot give, but with this you brake much higher income and you rob the God and at the end also yourself!!!

As Erin explains, He does not need our money, everything belongs to Him anyway! He gave us this principle to test Him and in order to be pouring blessings on us. So, do not miss it! 🙂

Do not forget that our God is Almighty and “...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)

“... 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) - He is the One who makes our dreams come true and much more!!!

“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.“ Malachi 3,10 NIV

It is so true.

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Anissa in Slovakia

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Amount Needed to Buy a New Notebook

I want to start this Praise Report by magnifying the name of our Beloved Heavenly Husband!!! All honor and glory to Him, my Beloved Lord! I want to tell you how He, in all His grace and love, fulfilled a desire of my heart!

My job is basically on the computer, both secular and ministry. And, since the world was hit by the Coronavirus, my daughter also needs the notebook a lot to attend classes and do her schoolwork.

We use the same notebook, the only one at home, and it wasn’t a new device, it was already out of battery, working only if connected to power, and with many problems with charging, memory, its screen was starting to fail.

But, we kept using it, because, despite all its problems, it was still working. Only that it took a long time to do our tasks, due to the problems of the notebook.

So, I asked my Beloved: “Oh, Dear, could it be possible that we have a new notebook? It is so difficult for me and our daughter to work on this notebook”.

Some time later, when I went to check my bank account, it was there! The amount needed to buy a new notebook had been deposited!!!!

I realized the moment I saw it that it was a gift from the Best Husband in the world, our Beloved Heavenly Husband!!!! That amount was a return on a loan that I had made, and that I had paid a higher amount, but I didn't even know that I had overpaid, nor that it would be returned! It was the work of my Beautiful and Wonderful Prince of Peace!

I searched the internet for notebooks and He guided me to a website, where I found a very good one and for the exact amount, deducting the tithing, from the amount He provided me \o/.

And the blessings don't stop here!

At the time I placed the order and went to pay, I found out that paying in cash, with a bank slip, a good discount was also granted on the value of the notebook and only three (yes, three) days after the purchase over the internet the notebook was delivered to our home!

And here I am, writing this Praise Report with the brand new notebook that my Heavenly Husband gave to me!

Oh, my Beloved! Thank you so much for all your care and love for me and our family! I love You forever!

Dear brides, when we begin to live according to His principles and faithfully deliver our tithe to our Storehouse, the windows of heaven open for us and the devourer is no longer allowed to steal from us!

Surrender and trust! Our Beloved Heavenly Husband is faithful!

"I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants." Deuteronomy 30:19

“‘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." Malachi 3:10-12

"And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Ariele in Brazil

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Very Surprising and Didn’t Make Sense

So I’m learning how tithing protects us from the devour and how it’s not just tithing anywhere but where you are being fed. Tithing at my home church is going against what we are taught but I was doing it for a long while. The Lord has been faithful in supplying for my families needs. In the recent times I am beginning to see the importance of tithing in the right way. I’m not new to the principle just new to doing it the right way but I am learning a very valuable lesson and my eyes are being opened to the many opportunities to see how things are changing as I begin to change my way of doing things.

I have been spiritually fed by RMI off and on over the past years. Even when I’m not taking the courses I’m coming here for the encourager and/or the devotionals. So I consider myself being spiritually fed by this ministry. Now at some point last year I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and was put on a medication to help with symptoms from the disease. When first filling my prescription I learned that my insurance did not cover the prescription and I would have to pay out of pocket about $15 for each fill, which may not seem like a lot but in my situation it was a lot for me.

Now all this time that I actually got the prescription filled I paid about $15. I was not aware that I could get it for less than what I was paying. At some point months ago I started setting my tithe aside to send in to RMI along with a testimony, which I delayed getting written and sent off due to procrastination, but my intentions were to get it sent in. So at some point I went to pick up my prescription, could have been at some point before or after sending off my tithe and testimony, and I was only charged $1.30 for my medicine, which was very surprising and didn’t make sense. I did not question the pharmacy about it to my remembrance.

So I sent my daughter to pick up my next refill at some point, thinking the price would be the same but it was not, so I had her to inquire about the reason the price had increased, especially when I had paid far less the last time. So the person helping her checked out some information and discovered that the prescription that was originally filled was put in for a brand of the prescription I needed that wasn’t covered under my insurance and that there was in fact a brand that was covered and I would only have to pay $1.30 per refill.

At some point after this I was able to get my prescription for the lesser price. I give God praise for all that He does and especially for showing me that He is concerned about all that concerns me, even if I’m unaware of it. I can’t say that I know for a fact that all this happened this way because I was preparing and eventually tithed to RMI but I can say that all the time that I was tithing before, to my home church, which doesn’t teach that we are required to tithe, I had to pay about $15 to fill my prescription. I honestly believe that this is my Love protecting me from the devourer, who was eating up the little bit of prescription money which was a great deal to me. I praise Him for all He has done and continues to do for me.

"And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts." Malachi 3:11 KJV

There are areas of our life where we need protection that we aren’t even aware of. God will protect us if we entrust our lives into His hands to receive the protection that we need.

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Isabel in Alabama

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He Longs to Strongly Support Us

Dear Brides, I am currently reviewing all the material I had read months ago and it's a blessing to be able to renew my mind and refresh my memory on some of these principles learnt. Looking at Chapter 16 “Opening the Windows of Heaven” in the Wise Woman book, I was once again reminded of all the reasons why we tithe and give offerings.

It made me recall how at the time I did not grasp the importance of what I was reading. Then Erin said that some things can only be understood once we obey, and to just do it, because even God was saying to test Him-literally! One day, by His grace, I finally took the plunge and started tithing to my storehouse faithfully. It became automatic and I didn't give it a thought, until now that I am re-reading this lesson.

I must say, God is not a man that He should lie, nor the son of man that He should repent (Numbers 23:19). He has been faithful in providing for my every need at a time when my income has plummeted drastically. There is no devourer as God has rebuked Him! Haggai 1:6 says, You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it. My fellow brides, that is not the case with me today since my Father in heaven has rebuked the devourer.

I have this phone App that sends me daily notifications, and I see my bank balance hold for weeks on end-no holes and no devourers!! Erin was right to teach from God's word that some of these things we will only understand upon obeying! And God has been true to His promise of rebuking the devourer! Indeed I have tasted and seen that the Lord is good! Psalm 34:8 NIV.

Dear Brides, if you are hesitant in this step of your journey, I can relate as I'll be honest that the lesson didn't resonate with me at the time. But once the Lord quickened my spirit and I began to send in my tithe to my storehouse, I experienced the miracle of watching God's word and His promises to me fulfilled! He says to test Him in this, take Him at His invitation and see what the Lord will do for you. Psalm 66:5 says, Come and see what God has done, how awesome His works in man's behalf!

Let us pray. Dear Heavenly Father, help us to learnt to take your word at face value. Help us to learn that delayed obedience is disobedience and teach us to obey right upon hearing your word, for your word is truth, bringing healing to the bones and setting the captives free. Help us to understand that obedience is better than sacrifice, and that you desire truth in the inner parts. Give us the courage and fortitude to act on your word as soon as you reveal it to us, for this pleases you. Forgive us for those times we delay or even deny you our trust and obedience. We thank you for your grace, that you do not treat us according to that which we deserve. Thank you for your mercies which are new every morning, thank you for your great faithfulness.

Beloved Brides, let us test the Lord cheerfully in this regard. His word promises us that He longs to strongly support us and that He longs to be gracious to us. Let's open our hands to release to Him that which we have, so we can receive from Him that which He has for us, which is exceedingly abundantly above all we could ask or think (Eph. 3:20), and our God shall supply all our need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:19).

"So don't worry about these things, saying, 'What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?' These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers, but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs...and He will give you everything you need." Matthew 6:31-33 NLT

"Then Jesus asked them, 'When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?' 'Nothing', they answered." Luke 22:35 NIV

"And this same God who takes care of my needs will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 NLT

"Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:6

"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

"Freely you received, freely give." Matthew 10:8

I’m a tithing​ partner.

~ Esmé in Connecticut