Real-Life Stories
Here are some stories from people in our community who have used the miracle of the tithe to bring abundance and prosperity into their lives.
- Pledging to Tithe Works!... »
- The Expansion Miracle Plan... »
- A Single Mother's Story... »
- Signs of Abundance... »
- The Power of Treasure Mapping... »
- At the Very Moment... »
- Business on a Shoestring... »
- Grateful for My Forty Years of Tithing... »
- Prove the Law of the Tithe... »
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I have seen my income go up and down throughout the years and have wondered why. What was I doing or not doing? What did I need to change?
Not until I attended the Stewardship Retreat in Seattle in February 2004 did I find the answer. I absorbed a number of teachings on God's omnipotent supply over the years, but now I had a better understanding of flow, increase and the law of the tithe. The generosity of God was a promise, and I determined to call it forth.
When I received my pledge forms at the end of the retreat, I thought about my present income which was at a low point for me. I wanted to give more, and I wanted to give at the levels I had in the past—many times my present capabilities. Pondering the situation, a small voice inside asked if I had the faith to go for it. Heeding that voice, I wrote down an amount which was 10% of the income I desired to earn.
Of course, some anxiety and a lot of excitement swept through me. Did I have the faith? Would it work out? During the first month following my bold pledge, nothing happened. However, I had made a commitment. Faithfully, I mailed in my pledge that month and the following one.
Working harder, I made more contacts. In the third month I received a call from an old client who rewarded me with a big contract. That contract helped me to exceed my pledge!
Pledging and tithing remains a successful formula for me. Believe you are doing God's work in the physical, that you are the hands and feet of God. Making a commitment to the universe brings the promised return.
In Love and Gratitude,
H.B., Seattle, Washington
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Tithing is my best retirement plan, my biggest insurance policy and my most significant alchemy. I LOVE to tithe! It represents a cosmic promise from God to me.
With every paycheck or chunk of income I receive, I calculate and rejoice in the tithe amount that it represents (even if it is just ten cents or one dollar).
Then I quickly contribute the tithe, even before depositing the income or before spending it on anything. (I have a jar for my smaller coin tithes or write checks for my bigger tithes) The magic is that the remaining income, after the tithe, seems to miraculously expand to cover all my needs, no matter how great or small, how planned or unexpected the expense. It is truly astounding how this expansion miracle takes place!
I keep very good records of my income and expenses so that I can see exactly where my money chi is coming and going at all times. There is no explanation other than the miracle of the tithe to explain the expansion phenomena. The income simply does expand to cover every expense that comes my way, even the occasional pricey car repair, dentist appointment or the escalating cost of gas for my commute.
The consistency of this expansion miracle intrigued me and led to conscious experimentation with the tithing alchemy in an attempt to better understand the science and law behind it. One thing I've learned for sure is that the expansion miracle does not work if I pay my bills first and then see if I have enough left over to tithe. I've tried this with disastrous results! There is something significant about the law of giving my 10% first, then watching to see how God will cover everything else... It's fun to watch and observe the miracle unfold!
I consistently tithe on every piece of income, with joy and trust in God's
promise. This alchemy has been so dependable for me for so many years, that
I now get to be just like a lily in the field, toiling not and wanting not.
If I slip into moments of uncertainty or doubt, I remember that I tithed
and all sense of lack and fear dissolves.
When I close my eyes and contemplate the awesome power of the tithe and
the cosmic promise that it represents, it feels like a protective hug that
envelopes my whole being and every aspect of my life.
With gratitude for the promise of the tithe,
H.A.E.
Montana, USA
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Enclosed is my tithe of 5 percent, which I committed to every month. I'd like to say that my November tithe was returned in much abundance. I wrote last time that I am a single mother and self-employed. December is the worst month of my business and things were very tight, but my experience was this: My ex-husband, who I seldom hear from and who very seldom has seen fit to send money for the care of his son, not only sent $400 but also sent a short letter to both my son and me that would have been enough alone.
I truly believe that God has moved his heart in a way that has changed his mind-set and hopefully will continue to do so. Two years ago I had sent him a letter releasing him and asking his forgiveness for any bad karma I may have created with him while we were married so many years ago.
I sent my best wishes to him and his new wife in their life together. I have always wondered when he would want to release and forgive his son and myself. I believe this is the beginning for him. This was a very welcome Christmas gift.
Thanks and love be to God,
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I have already started to tithe and I am deeply pleased with my new trust in God. Already signs of his appreciation and abundance have manifested.
Years ago I used to be a zealous Catholic, devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as well as to Archangel Michael's rosary. Then I did feel burning in my heart the invincible and unconditional love of our Master. Recently it seems that dear Jesus has been allowing me to know his love again, but now through the Teachings of the Ascended Masters.
I pray to him that this contact will never end and that this time I will never leave him even for a moment. I pray that our dear Masters will take me to the summit of the mountain of my own God Self and that I will become thoroughly grounded in their Teachings.
In ever increasing Love,
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I felt compelled to write this letter to witness to the power of “treasure mapping.” The enclosed check for $1,000 was written approximately one year ago. I placed this check on my treasure map. When I wrote out the check, I didn't even have a job... Not long after making my treasure map, I got a job for the water company.
Also, I must mention that a number of other things on my treasure map have manifested—some even better than what is on my map! I had cut out pictures of an electronic organizer and a music production synthesizer. I now own both of these—and they are much better models than what is shown in the pictures. I had also put a catalog picture of a silk coat on my map, and I now have the exact same coat.
Looking back on it, the interesting thing to me is that I did not focus much attention on the treasure map. I had put it in a place where I would be sure to see it every day and included it in my daily calls and decrees. Other than that, I didn't think too much about it. One thing that I think may have contributed to the alchemy is that I always tithed regularly.
I also put on my treasure map pictures that somehow represent the spiritual mastery I am working toward. It is hard to evaluate my progress in this area but I do feel I have had some victories.
A fellow chela,
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Grateful for My Forty-four Years of Tithing
The church was United Brethren, the home church of the denomination. It
was on the campus of their school, Otterbein College, the first coeducational
college west of the Allegheny Mountains. The communicants were retired
missionaries from Africa, China, Japan, India, as well as college professors
and students from foreign mission fields, and local people of a town of
three thousand and the surrounding farm community.
I do not know if my folks tithed; I know they were generous with time and money to the church. From the time I was a teenager, I helped with church dinners and listened to the women talk as they prepared food. They often spoke of the hardships and pleasures of missionary work—fascinating stories. They discussed the various aspects of Christ's teaching that they were striving to embody in their families and as individuals, and the results attained from the efforts. One of the women was an ordained minister but she was never allowed to preach from the pulpit.
Because it was the home church, it conducted large conferences but there was no local lodging. The guests were bunked with professors and administrators of the college. College pay was dreadfully poor and it was a real hardship for some to provide food when they were required to house guests for any length of time. (When Otterbein College provided for an Air Force ROTC unit on campus, the Air Force captain made more money than the president of the college!)
My Girl Scout leader and her husband, the physics professor, tithed. That apparently was not the usual, as she was the only one I ever heard witness to it. I especially remember one time when this couple was required to house guests for a weekend. On that Friday morning, there appeared on the back step a bushel basket with two chickens, eggs, bacon, flour, bread, butter, vegetables—everything needed for the weekend. I knew this had meant much to her, for her eyes misted as she spoke of it. She could hardly speak and had to lower her head.
As a result of her witnessing, I made up my mind that tithing was one thing I would do when I married—and I did. Not one time have my husband and I missed. In our various crises, the financial problems have solved themselves—life insurance, car, vacation, college tuition, long separation due to TDY (temporary duty), as my husband was military. With college tuition increasing, I could see no way to have enough for the next quarter, but the interest from our savings increased proportionately and somehow our finances figured out to the penny!
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I had not been tithing for about two years and on the very day, at the very moment, that I got out my paperwork in order to figure out how much I owed in back tithes, the phone rang and I was informed that I would be receiving a large amount of money that day. (I had just been wondering how I was ever going to be able to pay my tithes!)
I was so happy that I ran to my altar and knelt down and gave all the gratitude I could pour forth to the Masters for this wonderful blessing. I was able to pay all of my back tithes at once and to clear myself completely out of debt.
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I want to testify to the wondrous comforting presence of the ascended hosts and the miracle of the abundant life. I have gone through many changes in the past year, one of which was finding myself penniless and at the absolute lowest point in my life. I had to rearrange everything and start from scratch.
I decided to start my own business on a shoestring and faithfully apply the law of the tithe. Well, the first month I was barely able to pay rent and still have money left over, but I sent my $30. The next month my business picked up and I was able to send $60. This last month I was proudly able to give $100.
It's amazing how business has come from nowhere and ideas have surfaced in my mind of novel approaches to marketing my services.
I cannot express enough my awe at this law. It really does work.
May God bless you abundantly!
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When I started my business in 1993, I decided to put tithing to the test and prove it. And I decided that I would definitely make it a joyful event!
I had a box on my desk and every day if I made money I would put 10 percent in the box and give a big thank-you to the Masters with joy. After three weeks, I received an unexpected birthday greeting from my ex-husband. Up to that point, my tithing had been very little. I was just starting in business and had tithed perhaps $60. But what God returned to me was much more than tenfold. My ex-husband sent me fourteen checks of $700 each—one check a month for the next fourteen months. That's $9,800!
My ex-husband had never given me alimony. He had seldom given me a birthday present. (In fact, I didn't even know he remembered my birthday.) He was never really a big spender or a big giver, and he didn't explain this unexpected gift. He just wrote, “Here it is! Happy birthday!” That was it. Then he added: “If you need more, just let me know.”
I just couldn't believe it. Since I am friendly with him, I called him and said, “What's happening?” He said, “Well, this month for some reason I started to think and my thoughts are that I have too much. I have enough, and you don't have enough. So this is for you and if you need more, I will give more.”
So I would like to encourage others to prove the law of the tithe. As it says in Malachi, “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse...and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
When I started to tithe, it was with joy but with little faith, hoping to prove that God's words in the Bible were right. Now when I tithe, it is with gratitude and complete faith, knowing with certainty that God will bless my humble contribution in unexpected ways and beyond my expectations.
I believe the key is to tithe joyfully and with nonattachment.