Albert Einstein said the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result."
Isn't it funny how I trust God to take care of me. I know he's got my back and he will provide for me. He's shown me that over and over and over again this past year. Its because of him that I'm not homeless and starving, but instead in a lovely house, in an amazing town surrounded by people who care about me. I cling to the verse in Jerimiah "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future," (29:11). God will always care for me and provide for me, but He wants me to prosper.
There is a parable about a man who gives 3 of his servants each some money. Two of the servants, in essence, invest the money and when their master returns they have doubled the money. The third buried the money and so when his master came back he had exactly the same amount. The third servant is called evil and lazy, because if he would have even simply put it in the bank it would have at least collected interest.
The point of all this is simply that I have been trusting God to provide for me, but like the third servant I too have not done smart things with my money. God has really been laying it on my heart to tithe, but every time that paycheck comes, no matter my intentions, my bills come first, and after that I'm lucky if I have enough gas to get to work and food to eat. Its been like this for awhile and in the past few weeks Albert's words have been repeating in my head. He's right. I'm insane. I've been trying my way over and over and over again and expecting different results. The only thing that has changed is that my situation has gotten worse. So no more. I'm trying out tithing this time. No matter what the nay-sayers tell me. No matter the guilt satan throws at me. God wants me to do this, He will provide for me, and more so I will prosper because of Him.
This is a perfect example of God's unfailing love for us. Even when I don't do what He asks of me He still provides. How much greater His influence on my life is when I offer it to Him.
Isn't it funny how I trust God to take care of me. I know he's got my back and he will provide for me. He's shown me that over and over and over again this past year. Its because of him that I'm not homeless and starving, but instead in a lovely house, in an amazing town surrounded by people who care about me. I cling to the verse in Jerimiah "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future," (29:11). God will always care for me and provide for me, but He wants me to prosper.
There is a parable about a man who gives 3 of his servants each some money. Two of the servants, in essence, invest the money and when their master returns they have doubled the money. The third buried the money and so when his master came back he had exactly the same amount. The third servant is called evil and lazy, because if he would have even simply put it in the bank it would have at least collected interest.
The point of all this is simply that I have been trusting God to provide for me, but like the third servant I too have not done smart things with my money. God has really been laying it on my heart to tithe, but every time that paycheck comes, no matter my intentions, my bills come first, and after that I'm lucky if I have enough gas to get to work and food to eat. Its been like this for awhile and in the past few weeks Albert's words have been repeating in my head. He's right. I'm insane. I've been trying my way over and over and over again and expecting different results. The only thing that has changed is that my situation has gotten worse. So no more. I'm trying out tithing this time. No matter what the nay-sayers tell me. No matter the guilt satan throws at me. God wants me to do this, He will provide for me, and more so I will prosper because of Him.
This is a perfect example of God's unfailing love for us. Even when I don't do what He asks of me He still provides. How much greater His influence on my life is when I offer it to Him.
