His part and My Extra

Today I heart GIVING. 

Granted I've always known that it was a Bible principle.  The fact of which is why I practiced it in my church throughout my life.

The fantastically heart touching AHA moment from God today may not reveal anything new to you--but the core of me is zinging from what I got in my soul

Jesus left the earth.  He left it with the disciples of old and the ones who walk on earth today.  We live out the gospel by touching, feeding, telling the gospel story, loving children, homeless......The list goes on.  He chooses to use our body as flesh and blood to do this.  When we don't, he looks for someone who will.  It is HIS plan on how to get His Spirit, His love and His message into the world.  He won't be assuming another body to do it. 

Likewise with the talents he's given us to offer in service for HIS kingdom first.  If you sing, then offer it for HIM and then use it for other venues.  If you speak, make sure that you can use it for HIM as well as your own choices.  FIRST for HIM always.  If you write, if you paint, if you design, if you construct.  Let HIM have use of your talent first.

The AHA came today and I can explain it kind of like this.

If money is needed to further the Gospel, clothe and feed homeless, touch broken countries and desolate peoples, see souls delivered and saved.....Then we are the body thru which He makes sure it happens.

There are no magic money trees in the yards of the church.  He makes sure that He puts it into human beings bank accounts ----  If not His kingdom would have no way to get money. 

So, he takes a bunch of human beings who are willing to let Him funnel money thru them to the church--then, he gives you 90% and more as a bonus for letting Him use you as "the money funnel" 

Actually, I don't and shouldn't have any money.  I don't deserve any of it.  He just is SO glad that I'm willing to let Him use me and my bank account to get money to His kingdom when He physically can't do it.  Or at least He CHOOSES to not rain money in the church yard.....Tho of course, I believe He could. 

But, joy oh joy, He lets me put the money in the church yard, the church tithes, the church offering, the church kitchen, the churchless, the homeless, the hopeless....

And then, I get money of my own to keep as a bonus! 

I just unpacked some delicious groceries----I said Thank You Jesus for making sure I had extra money to go buy these delicious groceries. 

I let Him use me to get 10% into the kingdom and then I can offer some more of what is extra up to HIM.  He gives a lot of extra, too.