Do you tithe on your business income? I admit it's something that I have personally been really bad at in the past. I always find myself paying the bills first and then hoping there will be a little something left over - unfortunately there never really is.
So... how to overcome this tendency? I think it comes down to being decisive and also if you tend to slip, it's important to set up a plan that's really hard to fail at.
I opened a separate bank account, and every time I make a deposit I transfer 10% to that account right there at the ATM. It's an account that I cannot access using my bank card, and I have to request a withdrawal to my chequing account a day ahead. Since I've started doing this consistently, I have literally seen an explosion in my business. I have several new clients, and also some new projects for old clients.
It doesn't always work this way, but I have often seen an immediate response to my little steps of faith. Financially I have seen very clear answers - there have been several times that I've gotten back exactly ten times what I offered.
God says clearly in the Scriptures, in Malachi 3:10:
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the LORD of hosts,
“ If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.
Which makes me wonder why on earth I tend to fall back into my wishy-washy patterns so easily.
