who’s first?
After hearing a sermon on Psalm 52:3-4 (lies and deceit), a man wrote the IRS, “I can’t sleep knowing that I have cheated on my income tax. Enclosed is a check for $150. If ?I still can’t sleep tonight, I’ll send the rest.”
Funny right??? Seriously, often time in our finances we don’t give what the word asks of us. We’re like the man in the joke.
Not everyone tithes, or give when the holy sprit prompts them to. And I’m not just talking about money. What about energy, time, thought space? When was the last time you gave God ten percent of your time? Lets do a little math:
There are 24 hours in a day. Multiply that by 10% and you get 2.4. Two hours and forty minutes. That’s the time we would spend with God a day, if we truly tithed our time.
Can I be honest…I cant remember the last time I did this. I am so guilty of giving God my scraps, my left over time, money, and energy. God wants our first he wants are all. And sense we’re all being real here, He is not getting that, at least not from me.
Lets go down a rabbit trail for a minute; I promise it will all come back around. I want to talk to you about the parable of the widows might. Here is the cutest video on the face of the earth, with sweet little kids talking about the parable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l15yrFU6dXY
Last week I had a donation dead line. I am praying for God to flood my fundraising with donation. That was my heart prayer for days beforehand the deadline. A day before I’m setting in my room trying to figure out a new cool and interesting way to ask people to donate, when a friend from the World Race Facebook’s me. She said she wanted to be apart of my journey but didn’t have a lot. I thought she meant, she wanted to pray for me. “yes!” I thought, cause I need all the prayer I can get. A few minutes latter a donation showed up in my in box. She donated $5.
She gave out of a place of need. Just like the widow, my friend is walking so close with the lord and chooses to give, even thought it at a place on need. Sometimes we let circumstances dictate out devotion and love to God. “I have 40 things to get done by time, I don’t’ have time for God.” “It’s the first of the month and I have to pay my bills, I don’t have money to give.” “The kids were crazy again, I don’t have the energy to pray.” My circumstances change daily, everyday we choose to put God first, or we don’t. It’s that simple. So it should be simple to do, right? Well if it is I still haven’t figured it out. Sleep is my thing. I often put sleep first. “I can’t stay up to late reading the bible, or praying, I need to sleep.” “OH I can’t wake up early to pray, to be with the lord, I need to sleep.” When really I only need 8 hours not 9 or 10 or whatever much I am getting.
The whole point of all of this is God want’s our first, to be our first, in every situation, under every circumstance, every time. It’s something I am working on, to let the King of my life actual be the King of My Life.
CGA fundraising is due in increments just like the Race. I have until December 1th to raise the total, $5,950. If you are interested in partnering with the kingdom and me financially you can click the “Donate” Button on this page. Don’t think you have to donate $100 to be affective, $5, $10, or even $20 would go a long way. Even if you don’t financially partner with me, PLEASE pray for me and the other people doing CGA. Prayer support is powerful and important.
