Have you ever borrowed something and kept it so long or used it so many times you thought it was yours?
Or have you ever loaned something to someone; gone to get it and the person didn’t remember you loaning it to them and thought for sure it was theirs?
If you have children, you remember them taking another child’s toy and not wanting to give it back.
“It’s mine!” they would yell while gripping tightly to the toy.
“Is not!
“Is, too! It’s mine! You gave it to me!”
“Did not, I just said you could play with it for a while.”
“Well, too bad. It’s mine now!”
Our pastor reminded us yesterday that everything we have belongs to Him? Not only does God own our paychecks, but He owns our talent; He owns our children; He even owns our next breath.
Do we gladly return a small portion from our earnings to God or do we, as I mentioned in an early post, bring Him the scraps?
If we give back to God the tithe; ten percent of what He has given us, not in order to receive a blessing, but because we love Him and are thankful for the blessings He has given us, He has given us a promise.
" Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so that there will be food enough in my Temple; if you do, I will open up the windows of heaven for you and pour out a blessing so great you won’t have room enough to take it in! Try it! Let me prove it to you! " Malachi 3:10 TLB
Alison Krauss sings a song that is so true.
The things that I love
I hold dear to my heart
They are borrowed and
Not mine at all
Jesus only let me use them
To brighten my life
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
“It’s mine!” they would yell while gripping tightly to the toy.
“Is not!
“Is, too! It’s mine! You gave it to me!”
“Did not, I just said you could play with it for a while.”
“Well, too bad. It’s mine now!”
Our pastor reminded us yesterday that everything we have belongs to Him? Not only does God own our paychecks, but He owns our talent; He owns our children; He even owns our next breath.
Do we gladly return a small portion from our earnings to God or do we, as I mentioned in an early post, bring Him the scraps?
If we give back to God the tithe; ten percent of what He has given us, not in order to receive a blessing, but because we love Him and are thankful for the blessings He has given us, He has given us a promise.
" Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so that there will be food enough in my Temple; if you do, I will open up the windows of heaven for you and pour out a blessing so great you won’t have room enough to take it in! Try it! Let me prove it to you! " Malachi 3:10 TLB
Alison Krauss sings a song that is so true.
The things that I love
I hold dear to my heart
They are borrowed and
Not mine at all
Jesus only let me use them
To brighten my life
So remind me, remind me dear Lord
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