Overcoming the Religious Spirit ebook - MorningStar Ministries

The Lord requires faith before He will release
His power toward us. Giving our firstfruits
to Him is an act of faith by which we are
declaring that we trust Him as the Source of
our provision.
The word of our testimony is one of the
factors by which we overcome the world.
I have the testimony that the only times I
have suffered financially since becoming a
Christian were when I neglected to tithe. This
was usually done out of carelessness because
I have always believed in tithing. However,
every time I have suffered financial trouble
and have gone back and checked my
records, I found that my troubles began
when I became careless in this one thing.
When I repented and started giving the
firstfruits of my income to the Lord again, the
windows of heaven always quickly opened
just as He promised.
When I became a successful businessman,
I was giving large donations to churches and
ministries. I was giving so much I started to
just assume that I was giving at least ten percent,
and I quit keeping up with it. At the very
peak of my success, my business went into a
tailspin and collapsed. Later, I felt compelled
to go back and check my tithing record
and found that my troubles began almost
immediately when I started falling short in
giving the first 10 percent to the Lord.
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