Words of my mouth

Bill and I made a commitment to ourselves when we took this job that every penny of our tithe would be sent home to our home congregation. We believe in this verse:

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this," says the LORD of hosts, "if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. (Malachi 3:10 NASB)

And we believe that it means your home congregation when it speaks of "storehouse."

And God does truly bless us. And from these blessings we try to share blessings with others as we can. 

We have given donations to organizations, offerings at the churches we visit, people that needed things done, food to the hungry, all of which was above and beyond our tithe. And the best part of that is, as we bless others, we, too, receive more blessings.

We realize that many organizations depend on pledges and promises for support. And we understand that they must be able to depend on people's promises. They have to know that their funds will be there.

When you make a pledge or you promise someone something, you are giving your word. What is the value of your word? How much is your promise worth? 

Are you one that can be counted on? Do you often disappoint by not keeping your word?

I remember once when I was a little girl, hearing my dad tell someone, "I give you my word, that's the best I can give you."

Is your word the BEST you can give? 

A lot of people make promises with good intentions but then don't follow through. Do you know someone like that? I do. There is one person that when they tell me they will do something, It really takes restraint on my part to keep from rolling my eyes right in front of them. Their word has no value to me.

Then there are those that I know will keep their promise to me no matter whatever obstacles get in the way.

Which person do you prefer? Which are you?

Lord, I pray to be a person of my word. Build in me the character I need to be a loyal, faithful, person of integrity. Lord, I know that you will hold us accountable to the words we speak, and I want to be pleasing to You in this, as in all matters.