Last fall we did something called “First Fruits” Sunday during the Something So Big campaign. This was basically a day for us to kick off giving our commitments that we made on Commitment Sunday by giving our biggest and best offering.
Let me share what our family did. I felt like God wanted us to reach a BIG GOAL for our first fruits offering. In fact, it was so big for our family and budget that it required some sacrifice and some hard work. When I came up with the amount we were going to give, I literally laughed at myself. It simply was not possible.
But, over the following few weeks, God sent all kinds of side design work and magic show opportunities my way and provided extra income to our family that I never saw coming. So guess what we did? We were able to double the silly little dollar amount that I came up with and give it to Something So Big.
In Malachai 3:10, God plays the dare game with us. He dares us to just test Him in this one area and see if He doesn’t pour out blessing into our lives.
Incredible concept huh? Listen to God. Do what God says. God comes through.
It really is that simple much of the time. Why do we make it so much harder on ourselves?
