#Tuestimony
I 'found' money in a time of need.
Generally, Im pretty good at keeping track of my money and making sure I had enough in the bank for the unexpected. But one time... an emergency situation came about and I was short. I had a couple payments coming in in two days. So, I seriously contemplated not to tithe on either upcoming payment and use all the money for my situation..... and then use a future payment to back-tithe.
At first, my prayer was asking God to forgive me for what I was about to do (use all $ without tithing) and accept my intention to pay back the tithe with future income. But then... I felt super convicted and guilty... because it doesnt work like that. So I changed my prayer to ask forgiveness for even thinking that way, and declaring that I will tithe regardless of my immediate need for cash... because the situation is in His hands.
On the day that the payments came through, as I was preparing my tithe... something told me to look at my tithe history and income/payment history. I found a discrepancy: About four months prior, I had received a $400 payment and my tithe for that payment was $400. [Somebody say "THAT AINT RIGHT!"]. Apparently, I had forgotten to carry the decimal over because the tithe should have been $40, not $400. So essentially, I had overpaid my tithe by $360. The new payments coming in was about $4000, so the tithe this time would have been $400. So, I counted the $360 overage from months prior toward the current tithe, and set aside the remaining $40 for tithes, and some extra for Offerings. But then I had enough money to cover the emergency.
Two things I took away from that situation...
(1) It was a Blessing to have tithed $360 over and not even notice it until months later... and only after being deliberate in checking on some accounting.
(2) I believe that the voice that told me to check my tithe/payment history came only because I DECIDED TO TITHE. I mean... I hadnt even given my tithe yet. But internally, and in prayer, I made the decision in my heart to tithe. I believe it was at that moment that God said "I got something for you." I believe that if I had gone the other route and used all the $ and back-tithed later... then I would never have even thought to look back at my tithe/payment history, and Im sure I would have lost some of God's favor by being so unfaithful to Him... and it likely would have ended up being a worst financial situation for me.
I praise God for his miracles, for making ways out of no-ways, for me being able to fully trust Him. #WontHeDoIt!