Senior Living

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

--2 Corinthians 9:7

When you go to the doctor for your annual checkup, he or she usually takes your temperature, checks your blood pressure, and pokes and prods in places to make sure everything checks out OK. The doctor will ask, “Does this hurt? How about here?”

If you cry out or admit that you are experiencing discomfort in a particular area, one of two things has happened:

The doctor has pushed too hard in that area without the proper sensitivity, or
There is something truly wrong lying beneath the surface.
In much the same way, believers often cry out in discomfort when God pushes us and prods us in sensitive areas of life. And one of these areas is tithing.

When it comes to giving to God, it’s not supposed to be a discomfort for believers. God’s Word says we are to give cheerfully unto Him and without reluctance!

2 Corinthians 9:6 says, “Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” Literally, if you withhold from the Lord what He has provided you, then you will not experience His blessings in full. But if you give cheerfully and sacrificially to Him, then He will in return bless you abundantly.

PRAYER CHALLENGE: Dedicate your tithes and offerings to Him, and ask Him to bless them for the furtherance of His Kingdom.