Tithe: the active ingredient for living a prosperous life

True prosperity has a spiritual basis. “God is the Source of your supply.” This is what Catherine Ponder says in her wonderful book The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. Just as we make a commitment to God through prayer for what we say is true, and we connect with God spiritually through the practice of meditation, we also give the GIFT of tithe to constantly keep in touch with the Infinite Source of our supply. God.

“Routine donation opens the way to systematic reception,” according to Dr. Ponder. Giving God 10% of what we have received to people or places where you are receiving your spiritual food allows you to enjoy true prosperity with wonderful results.

The practice of the ancient law of prosperity is as old as we are as a species. From early man offering sacrifices to his gods to the evolving civilizations of Egyptians, Babylonians, and Arabs, Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, tithing (the word “tithe” means “tenth”) was a way of life. “The ancients intuitively knew that giving, sharing, and putting God first financially was the first step toward permanent and lasting prosperity,” writes author Ponder. They felt that ten was the magic number of increase.

Some of the most prominent millionaires of the 20th century attributed their extraordinary success to the practice of tithing. Catherine Ponder reports: “In 1855, when he was young, John D. Rockefeller began to tithe. His total income for that year was $ 95.00, of which he tithed $ 9.50 for his church.” Yet, he goes on to say, “between 1855 and 1934, he gave away $ 531 million. His standard response to critics of his generosity was ‘God gave me my money.’

Many of the get-rich-rich schemes focus on “getting” and forgetting about “giving.” These schemes are not based on a spiritual basis. When God is in the equation, wealth (which means well-being and integrity) is assured.

So what are we really doing when we give the GIFT of tithe? We are saying, “Thank you, God” for the generous reward we have received. I recently read the most revealing paragraph in Joel Goldsmith’s book, Consciousness Transformed. In it he says, “A mistake has been made on the subject of tithing. Ever since it was discovered that tithers never know lack or limitation, it was believed that if people were taught this, they would always be prosperous.” writes the founder of the Infinite Path. “This is not true,” he continues. “Tithing is something that can only happen when people receive inwardly the realization of the great gifts of God that they have received, and in gratitude they decide to share a part of them,” says Joel. “This sharing is only with the idea of ​​gratitude for the realization of God’s grace, and it is for this reason that those who come spontaneously to tithe always receive a generous and abundant provision,” concludes Mr. Goldsmith. Tithing is the active ingredient of Gratitude that thrives not only to the tither but also to the recipient of the tithe.

Tithing is the act of giving gratitude for the 100% that we receive by leaving 10% with our Source, that is, the person (s) or place (s) where we realize the Presence of God in our lives . Traditionally, tithing has been associated with giving to the place of worship to which we belong. Often “theologians have tended to emphasize what the tithe would do for the church, rather than what it could do for the tither,” says Dr. Catherine Ponder. However, by examining tithing more closely as a spiritual practice (not mechanical of obligation), we can only conclude that it is the individual who will be prospered and blessed through tithing. Naturally, the recipient will be too, since everything is God.

There are countless stories of the financial and prosperous success that comes from giving the GIFT of tithe. “Since I’ve been tithing, I have more money to spend, not less,” reports a student in this class. “I left my tithe last week and suddenly the check I had been waiting for months came in the mail.” “From the beginning of this class and when I started giving the GIFT of tithe, my house was sold.” The stories go on and on. I also heard this repeat: “I was thriving financially and in many ways when I was in class, but I stopped Tithing after it was over and I’m back in the same ‘soup’ I was in before.”

So what can you expect when you start giving the GIFT of tithing?

o Fear usually appears. I don’t have enough now. How can I possibly …?

o Memories of previous associations with the word “tithe” may emerge.

o Confidence will become your walking plank when you start this practice.

o The surprise may come when you notice how much money you have to use after giving 10% to God.

o The doubt may arise when the above is not the immediate experience or when unexpected expenses appear.

o You may be surprised at the wisdom and judgment you are using to manage the money you have been given.

o You will enjoy the ease with which you can meet your financial obligations.

o You will notice that your connection with God deepens and thus your spiritual life expands and your wealth consciousness grows.

o You will find that you want to donate more than 10% to a variety of spiritual feeding venues.

o You may wonder how you managed to live without giving the GIFT of tithing.