A tithing experience

Most of my life I have heard stories about how people were faced with a choice - pay their tithing or pay another bill that was very important. Each time they exercised their faith and paid their tithing, just to have a miracle happen in their life and the money appear in the most unexpected way. I have one of those stories now myself. My husband's hours at his job have been cut to less than half time. I only pay our tithing once a month. He received his paycheck and when I figured out our tithing including a generous fast offering, I discovered that it would take 95% of his paycheck. I also received a bill in the mail that was due before he got his next paycheck. This bill was for far more than his paycheck. I remembered the stories I had heard about other people paying their tithing on faith so as I made out my tithing check I talked to my Heavenly Father and told him I was turning it over to Him. There was No money to pay this important bill let alone any of our house hold expenses (like electricity). I told Heavenly Father that I was paying this tithing in faith that He would help me. I learned a long time ago to pay a generous fast offering. It is through the generous fast offering that we are so blessed. I know that I could save some money by skipping the fast offering this month and that at least would buy us some groceries or pay the electric bill. I didn't though. I went ahead and paid my usual amount. I turned my tithing in to the bisho***** with a handshake and prayed like no end that Heavenly Father would somehow help us. The next morning (Monday morning) when we received our mail we got a surprise. In the mail was a tax refund check for almost twice the amount of my tithing check. We didn't know we had a refund coming and to this day the letter from the IRS doesn't make a lot of sense to us. We just know that we have been blessed by paying our tithing. Melody

Awesome story Melody! The Lord truly knows and Loves us. Tithing is such a great blessing in our lives. It comes back to us in woderful ways some of which we probably won't recognize until we get to the other side. Have a great weekend ! Jane

You know Melody that is so great. Sometimes the blessing dont always come as Money needed but they sure do come. Today I bore my Testimony. My kids will not commite to come see me because of my Life Style (with the Gospel.) and I dont agree with them. So that was so hard for me to handle. They were raised in the church too. But they have strayed. But I have left with the Lord. Ruth