Money Management

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tithing, things began to change, doors began to
open. Before long, he was blessed with an abundance
of income.
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Give Joyfully
“God loves a cheerful giver,” declares the
apostle (2 Corinthians 9:7). Be certain
that your giving is done in the right spirit. Rather
than thinking of giving as “What can I spare?”
shift to the positive tone, “What can I share?”
Many years ago Pastor Norman Vincent Peale,
pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in New
York City, was giving a speech at a Rotary convention.
A man came up to the head table, asking
if he could show Pastor Peale his income tax
returns for the previous three years. “The first
one I looked at was a net of $85,000. The next
one was $165,000. And the net for the third was
$424,000,” Dr. Peale recalled. “What are you going
to do this year?” he asked the man. “It will
be bigger,” was the reply.
Then, Pastor Peale asked the man why he
was sharing his tax returns. The man explained
to Pastor Peale he had been born into the “worst
kind of poverty and hated it.” A teacher gave
the man one of Pastor Peale’s books. As a result