I just got done reading The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn. It's about giving and how that glorifies God. It was truly inspiring, I highly recommend that book.
It was so inspiring that I wanted to give too. It's perfect: I have relatively lots of money and little expenses. I was carrying around one of the 100 dollar bills I got at the ball, and the thought of giving it had entered my head. Why not do something radical? But, I didn't know where to give it, so I was praying.
Well, tonight in walks someone in need of God's love. Dan Jones, one of the guys in my squad. He's a military brat (he's 19 and lived in 20 different houses, this is his 10th school). His dad is in Afghanistan. His mom has 2 jobs now. His little brother cries a lot because he misses Dan. So, he is going to fly home. That's when the thought was put into my head to give him the 100 dollar bill. Thanks be to God, I did. At first he wanted to refuse, but I told him this wasn't me, it was the One inside. By God's grace he took it. My roommates chipped in too after seeing that, so his ticket home to surprise his family now costs 42 dollars.
Moral of the story: treasures in heaven give joyful dividends on earth, and God is surpassingly good.
So, I encourage all of you to go out and do something crazy. Randy Alcorn calculated it, investing in God has about a 10,000 percent return
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this," says the LORD Almighty, "and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. (Malachi 3:10)
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