For some odd reason I was thinking about tithing today. Why? I have no idea, but it reminded me of a journal entry and a real-life story that happened to my sister over the summer. It definitely changed the way I approached tithing.
Journal entry dated 6.18.09:
...Ate (Tagalog for "older sister") just called me. She had an awesome story to tell. Here goes: On behalf of her and Graham, she tithes 10% of their net income every Sunday at Church. One day, they both went to visit Elizabeth (Graham's [brother-in-law] sister) at a safehouse (that is run by a Christian organization). As part of her duty as a Christian to tithe, she donated $375 to the safehouse. So today she had told me that she had gotten a medical bill earlier this morning. Ava (my niece who was 2 months at the time of this entry) had to be admitted into the hospital for jaundice. They were tight with money and Ate didn't know how they were going to come up with enough to pay for it. The hospital bill came up to $700. She then called the hospital to ask if it was covered by insurance. The lady told her that it was already taken care of. Insurance DID pay for it, well most of it at least. The remaining bill was a whopping sum of $16!!! Hope and prayer came a long way. They also gave back to the Lord and they did it from the heart. God is gracious and he gave back to them. That family is very blessed. God works amazingly!
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. [Luke 6:38]
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