There is a lot to catch up on so this post is going to be a little bit "bitty".
First off, Helen and I have recently heard a teaching tape by a man called Clive Pick. It was very challenging and all about finances. We have made, as a response to the conviction we felt, a commitment to sort our finances out once and for all. We have been doing a great deal better recently. One major thing is that we have become regular tithers. We have done this occaisionally in the past and always been amazed at the financial blessing that God brings in response to it! Last time we tithed on our monthly income we were given a brand new car (or the promise of! We actually picked it up yesterday!) Since deciding to go for this we have already been blessed financiallly with gifts and open heaven type incidents where we are seemingly walking in God's blessing and provision. I cannot wait to tithe next month and I will try to record all the testimonies I may have.
Next, progress is still being made on the India trip. My friend Justin Blake is getting excited about coming with us and our relationship deepens with sister Janaki. The best news is that Helen is planning on coming as well, we will leave the kids at my mum's.
Also concerning Justin, Andy Frost and I along with JT and Chris Frost are planning to take the VOW together. Justin has agreed to help us to do this which I am very excited about as he was one of the main guys to research it all and prophetically see that this is the time to bring that sort of thing back in to the mix!
Road Trip is stil going and i have got one or two words for them to encourage them which I will post on the journal site (see post below for link).
As Andy is away I do not know how things are shaping up with the house at Land's End.
Rugby season starts soon and I am well excited abouth this, having fully recovered from my injury that put me out of the end of last season.
Our new car is great!!!
4 comments:
wow John & Helen, that all sounds really interesting - would love to hear more about it. When do you think you might go to India? is it a mission trip? what will you go and connect with?
Well done for tithing. However it is not a quick fix for our own financial problems and not a wheeze to see what God gives you back. It is 'giving and not counting the cost', 'labouring and not asking for any reward' as the prayer goes. Blessings from God help to build us up. Be humble and thankful.
Of course, there's nothing in the New Testament about tithing.
should we discard every good thing of the old testament just because it may not be mentioned clearly in the new testament?
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