What to do with the 90%?........

When you go to church you are taught that you are suppose to tithe 10% of all monies that are brought into your household, (this is suppose to be your gross pay not your net), and then to give offering as well on top of that. No one has ever explained or discussed the other 90% to 80%. What should we do with it? Besides pay bills? Get necessities only? Save all our extra monies? Invest in the kingdom and you will prosper. God's work is our top priority and investing financially in his kingdom is the best investment that you can make. If you give your tithes and your offering like you are suppose to in the name of The Lord then you will be blessed. If the person that you are giving it to does not spend the money wisely, and invest in other things then God's kingdom you will not be punished. You will still be blessed and the person that is not doing right will be punished. Our possessions in this world are only temporary. We can not take them with us when we leave this earth. That is why things get broken, stolen, replaced, and everything has it's season. I found this article while researching this subject online that you might want to read: Article for reading 

I'm writing about this subject because now that I have started a right walk with him, I know need to get my finances in order for him as well. Having a right relationship with God is alot of work, dedication, devotion, and commitment. You will be tried, it will be hard, and is always new and refreshing when you are ready to take that step. Every relationship is like this. If there is a relationship here on earth that is worth all this work then you should be able to put that same dedication into you and God's relationship. Sometimes earthly relationships do take alot of time but if you are always working on your relationship with God then all your relationships will be better, last longer, and become greater. God places people in your life for a reason so put him first in all you do and everything falls into place.

Proverbs 13:11
Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.

Proverbs 14:15
The naive believes everything, but the sensible man considers his steps.

A shift.....

I finished an economic fast last week and every since that my finances have just gotten worst. I would tell you but it's little over whelming if I think about it too much. But, when it comes to God you have to be tested in order to win. The economic fast was to break free all holds on finances. To tell you one thing that got taken away from me was my food stamps. I am single mom, I get no child support, I pay everything by myself. So, when welfare told me that I made too much I was really sad at first but, God promises that he will provide all basic needs which are clothes, food and shelter. I do truly have complete faith in him so I know that everything will be okay. He has also been telling me to invest but, you can't invest money if you are on welfare. The government looks at everything. So, now I have no holds on what I can do with God's money in my life. I have been reading this book called Your Money Counts by Howard Payton and it talks about truly understanding and leaving all your possessions to God. I have to say that when you are in church you are told that everything belongs to God. But, to truly understand that everything is God's is the next level. I had a talk with God and left everything to him, he already knows this but to confess that you know this is building a stronger relationship with him. One thing that I'm going to start to do is everytime I get money I will ask God what he wants me to do with it. I do pay tithes and have started to pay offering but I would still go and buy whatever I wanted. So, I'm still not truly being obedient to him. I'm doing what I need to get by. This is not good. I am more than a conqueror not just someone that gets by. I love God and am always trying to make our relationship better. If a relationship with a person is important enough to always try to make it better then, it should be definitely worth the time and effort with God. How can you strengthen your relationship with God? Have you left all your possessions to him? Have you thought about this before? Just remember that with out him you would have nothing. He blesses us everyday with life and basic needs. Why don't we bless him by just loving him and accepting everything he truly is in our lives?

Isaiah 58:6 (New International Version, ©2011)

 ⁶ “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
   and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
   and break every yoke?

Philippians 4:19 (King James Version)

 ¹⁹But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Obedience.......

Why, is it so hard to be obedient? Why, is it easier to listen to the flesh than to listen to God? God, actually wanted me to post this a few days ago but, I was not obedient about it. I found everything else to do and eventually time had past but, I was obedient to my flesh and ate when I wanted to, slept when I wanted to, drank when I wanted to but, did not write when God wanted me too. When I look at the date of my last post it was on the 4th. That was a week ago. I'm so disappointed in myself for not doing what God had told me to. It is so hard at times to be completely obedient. What if we were completely obedient to God all the time? How would your life be different? How would it be the same? What if each of us truly and honestly had constant communication with God like we are suppose to? I have started to find God's guidance in all situations and have even starting talking to him before and after conversations with other people and my relationships have gotten better. When you leave your relationships to God they are truly much better. He does tell you when to talk, what not to say, how not to act and he will guide you through the situation, just ask him.

Exodus 23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.

Jeremiah 7:23 But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.

Jesus is Love.....

I have my cell phone set so that when I get text messages or calls it tells me who is calling or reads my text for me. I just like it when my phone talks to me. I am weird like that. So, the other day I had just finished talking to my friend and I hung up set the phone down and it said to me "Jesus is Love." It was so weird when it happened because I have a scripture on my main screen which is Phillippians 4:13 but, no where does it say anything about Jesus. All I could do at that time was think about how much Jesus loves me and that he really is love. I had to thank him for the little things in my life, like my electricity, water, gas in my car, my car, I just starting thinking about all the things in my life that I might not have without him. Then I started to think about my sisters and how we aren't talking right now. It makes me sad. I do apologize for anything I did to create a void in the relationship. I did not mean harm, I was just giving a Living Testimony on things that I have over coming and are over coming, I was just thinking that if I told my story that the people I know, go to church with, will get to know, that they will be in heaven. I love my family very much and if Jesus is Love.....why are we not talking? Are there any people in your past that maybe you still want to talk to? Are there people in your past or your future that make you want to be a better a person and you just weren't ready for the change so you scared them off? If there are people in your life that you can mend bridges with. I say mend them. It is our job as people of God to be peacemakers.
Matthew 5:9 KJV - Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.