Comments on: 2 Corinthians 8 (NIV) http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Zac http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1189 Zac Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:58:05 +0000 http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1189 I think it's wonderful how God chooses us to learn certain lessons. God has taught me so much about giving through my wife Anne. She has a very generous heart and I always look to her when it's a matter of giving. God has and is teaching us so much through this series. . .I wish everyone in the world could hear it and believe it. God has blessed me with more than I need. I'm Rich. But I will not trust in riches but in Him who rickly provides. I think it’s wonderful how God chooses us to learn certain lessons. God has taught me so much about giving through my wife Anne. She has a very generous heart and I always look to her when it’s a matter of giving. God has and is teaching us so much through this series. . .I wish everyone in the world could hear it and believe it.
God has blessed me with more than I need. I’m Rich. But I will not trust in riches but in Him who rickly provides.

]]> By: JP http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1186 JP Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:38:32 +0000 http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1186 One thing that makes tithing more fun sometimes is to give at least part of it impulsively or in a different way. Like if you sponsor a child, see if you can send an extra gift. If WBGL or someone has some kind of ongoing fundraising stuff, donate part of the tithe to them (with the stipulation that less Christ Tomlin be played, perhaps...). Or if there's something specific the church is contributing towards, get on board with that stuff. It makes it more fun sometimes to give a specific gift or put the money somewhere directed like that, you know? I think for so long tithing has been a habit that even though it's easy to do and I don't have a problem with the money going out, I would get more joy out of it if I thought about where it was going or tried to direct it towards something. Around Christmas time, sometimes taking part of the tithe and buying presents for the angel tree or something is fun, too. I mean, it isn't just about God getting his just due back, it should also be about YOU getting some enjoyment out of how it is helping someone else. One thing that makes tithing more fun sometimes is to give at least part of it impulsively or in a different way. Like if you sponsor a child, see if you can send an extra gift. If WBGL or someone has some kind of ongoing fundraising stuff, donate part of the tithe to them (with the stipulation that less Christ Tomlin be played, perhaps…). Or if there’s something specific the church is contributing towards, get on board with that stuff. It makes it more fun sometimes to give a specific gift or put the money somewhere directed like that, you know?

I think for so long tithing has been a habit that even though it’s easy to do and I don’t have a problem with the money going out, I would get more joy out of it if I thought about where it was going or tried to direct it towards something. Around Christmas time, sometimes taking part of the tithe and buying presents for the angel tree or something is fun, too.

I mean, it isn’t just about God getting his just due back, it should also be about YOU getting some enjoyment out of how it is helping someone else.

]]> By: Amy Dickman http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1185 Amy Dickman Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:36:51 +0000 http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1185 Tithe...this word usually makes me say "Well when we make this much then we can tithe." I guess when I think about tithing I am only thinking about the money that I am giving away. I don't think about the gift that Jesus gave me. I pray that when the time comes to give I won't think about what I am losing, I'll remember what was given to me. :) Tithe…this word usually makes me say “Well when we make this much then we can tithe.”
I guess when I think about tithing I am only thinking about the money that I am giving away. I don’t think about the gift that Jesus gave me. I pray that when the time comes to give I won’t think about what I am losing, I’ll remember what was given to me. :)

]]> By: dave hensleigh http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1183 dave hensleigh Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:54:30 +0000 http://findinggrace.com/blog/2008/01/29/2-corinthians-8-niv/#comment-1183 "they gave themselves first to the Lord "...giving is always when done in faith and with a genuine intention to honor Christ. If we tithe because we "ought to", its not a joy and it is a good example of how NOT to be rich. “they gave themselves first to the Lord “…giving is always when done in faith and with a genuine intention to honor Christ. If we tithe because we “ought to”, its not a joy and it is a good example of how NOT to be rich.

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