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For 30 years, Christian leader and spiritual adviser Billy Graham has been offering advice to the thousands of readers who share their problems ...
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For 30 years, Christian leader and spiritual adviser Billy Graham has been offering advice to the thousands of readers who share their problems ...
Read more about By Billy Graham, Tribune Media Services.
Are We Wrong to Stop Giving to the Church?
By Billy Graham, Tribune Media Services
Q: So far, my husband and I have managed to keep our jobs, but with
the economy the way it is we've really cut back on our spending for
fear we'll have to live off our savings some day. As part of this,
we've almost stopped giving to our church and the charities we've
supported. Are we wrong? - Mrs. N.McK.
A: Suppose you and your husband both lost your jobs, and one day you had to apply to one of these charities for help. How would you feel if they had to turn you away because months before, people like you had stopped giving to them?
The point is this: When we back away from our giving and aren't as generous as we could be, it has a negative impact - not just on the organizations we supported, but on the countless people who need their help. Churches too will be affected; the work God has given them will be hampered. The Bible tells us "to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share" (1 Timothy 6:18). In tough economic times, churches and charities need our support more than ever.
Let me make two suggestions. First, ask God to help you trust Him for your future. He knows what will happen - and He can be trusted to see you through. That doesn't mean you won't face hard times, because you might. But God loves you and will be with you.
Also, ask God to help you yield your lives - including your pocketbooks - to Christ. Everything you have comes from His hands, and you are far better off than millions of others during these difficult times. Yes, be prudent in your spending - but thank God for the privilege of helping others in Christ's name.
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This news arrived on: 10/15/2009
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10-15-2009 15:13
kaseyann s anderson wrote:
give on we will be bless
personal am not working even if i have a dollar am going to give it to the church.god has given us things and he can also take it back. dont give just to be seen but of the will of god.
10-15-2009 07:51
Genevieve B. Villegas wrote:
"It is better to give than to receive"
It is better to give than to receive because we know that God is pleased.I take pleasure in giving because I know of the a hundredfold of returns that god has promised on Malachi 3:10...ythis is about tithing it is one of the commandments of God to uw believers ;continue to believe and thou shall receive all the good things that he has promised in our lives.Plus our life togethere with God not only in heaven but also on Earth.Thy will be done Lord,here on earth as it is in heaven.So, have your haven of rest in the arms of God.
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