I’m not working right now and can barely make ends meet with my unemployment. But I won’t give up tithing. Lately, I’ve been throwing in a little extra on top of the tithe, but it wasn’t something I planned to do. It just sort of happened. God blesses our giving, although it may not always be in a financial way. You should never give just to get something. I don’t believe tithing should be done in a legalistic way. Nor do I believe that if you miss a tithe once in a great while, God will punish you. But my money belongs to God. He’s the one who provides it for me. His Word says he will provide all my needs. (Needs—not wants!) That’s his promise. Giving to him gives me joy, and I will always give to him first.