God loves a cheerful giver*

II Corinthians 9:7 "Everyman according as he has purposed in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver."  Everything we have came from God. The good jobs we have had came from God. Every good gift cometh from above the scripture says in one place. If we know this as I do, why does it sometimes seem hard to give? I want to be a cheerful giver. I want to give with a grateful heart for all God has done for me. I think that maybe some times our faith in in the wrong source, in the bank account instead of in God. When the bank account is gone, who will we go to then for help? My help cometh from the Lord, it says in Psalms. I believe God had a greater purpose in tithing than I have thought most of my life. I think he wanted us to be giving people as he is. I think it was Dave Ramsey that spoke about how he thought about tithing. He was doing it because the Church needed his money. Then he saw the Churches budget and it was many times bigger than his own. He thought God needs my money, but as you read the word, you find everything belongs to God. The world, nature, the universe were all created by God. God knows all, certainly, he doesn't need my money, he has my breath in his hands. I think Dave Ramsey was right when he said God is trying to teach us to be givers. I heard one person say at a financial seminar years ago that the saying it is more blessed to give than to receive is really saying it is better to be in a position to be able to give that to be in a position to need to receive. Help me God to be a cheerful giver, and to have my faith in you and not in any bank account. When we trust in anything except God our trust is misplaced. God Bless, LVZ.