Tithe

     2 Corinthians 9:6-8; Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

     I like that he says not under compulsion. When I would bring my tithe to church, I would give a quarter to each of my friends so they could get that great feeling of sticking it in the offering plate. I don't remember it ever being under compulsion because I remember being so happy to make my friends happy like that. If I had been forced to do it, I would have grown up wanting to be rebellious and never put anything in the offering.

     The funny thing is that now I don't like people seeing me put money in the offering. I sneak it in the bags in between services or I give it to my parents to put it in themselves. Funny how that all worked out, but I do love the idea of giving a little bit of money for a good cause when no one knows that I did anything. Something about that secretiveness makes be happy.

~Daughter of the Light