To be a tither
Just a thought that went thru my head as I was traveling down for service this morning...
God calls us to be tithers, giving Him 10% of the increase He has given to us. Our every breath comes from God, for each minute we live, our life is increased (lengthened) by that one minute... So we should also tithe our time to Him.
Let's look at it from a mathematical perspective, a weekly basis.
One day is 24 hrs.
One wk is 7 days ==> 168 hours
10% ==> 16.8 hours, approximately 17 hours.
Ask yourself, do you give God 17 hours every week?
Let's see. Assume that you go for bible study n cg n svc once every wk.
Assumed timings...
BS = 1.5 hrs
CG = 2.5 hrs
Svc = 3 hrs
Total = 7 hours...
And since Pst is preaching on the sermon on the mount, we come for sat svc also ==> 10 hrs.
This means that we still need to pray at least an hour every day before we hit 17!!! And this is not inclusive of 'offerings' and 'sacrificial pledge'... Finances applied to time wise... AND.... The assumed timings are longer than the usual time lengths of these activites. AND... It's based on the assumption that you attend 2 svces, one cg n bs every wk!!! So we should be praying longer each day if we do not do the above...
God says if we tithe, we can test God in this area and see if He blesses us back... Not that He'll give us 26.4 hours a day instead of the usual 24 hours. Time wont increase like that... Dun be illogical or flaky... But God will give us better time mgmt, He will give us favour... Are you wondering why you do not have enoug time??? So if you want increased time??? Then ask yourself... Have you tithe?
This is just my personal opinion... My point of view... You dun have to agree... But no harm testing it out right? Seek 1st the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you...