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Tithing
-- What Is It? Why Bother?
A
tithe is a gift, given from
a space (a
context°) of gratitude and generosity.
It's done with awareness of
one's connection to that unknown source that we call
God. A
tithe is is offered with loving concern for the well-being of others.
On the universal scale tithing is also in one's own best
interest.
A
tithe is given
without expectation and with no strings attached. It
is commonly (but not necessarily) directed to a source from which the giver has received guidance,
inspiration or some other spiritual gift. Tithing
is not just a physical act, and it's definitely not
a business deal with God. Tithing is a spiritual
blessing for both giver and receiver.
A
tithe is commonly thought of as a gift of money, and often that's the form it
takes, but in actuality, a tithe can be anything that the tithe's recipient
considers to be of value. It can be work done for someone else's
benefit rather than for profit or personal gain. It can be caring for
someone else. A tithe can be as simple as a smile and a word
of encouragement. It is, in essence, an act of kindness, an act of giving,
done from the mind set of being of service to others.
As
a result of caring about and showing concern for the well-being of others,
a person becomes more strongly connected
to the infinite flow of abundance, and the world starts returning to
him that same care and consideration. To tithe is
to focus on the positive -- on what is and on what can be. Remember these
words: "As a man thinketh in his heart, so he
is."
Contrary
to common belief, money and the goods and services it represents, (just like joy, love, and inspiration)
get bigger (there is more
of them) when we joyfully and enthusiastically share some of
them with others.
And
remember, a tithe is something given joyfully and
enthusiastically. Giving
anything grudgingly is not a
tithe. If it's done for some other
reason and with the expectation of
receiving something wanted or
avoiding something unwanted, and
thus the creative energy behind it
is related to the expectations of
the thing wanted of unwanted .
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How
to Use Tithing to Enhance your Life:
Abundance
starts with tithing and
tithing starts with taking care of
yourself. When
a person tithes to his/her church
and/or other charitable organization,
where does the money actually
go? It
usually goes to support a good causes
in one way or another. A
portion of that money has to go to
(and for) the organization, itself;
otherwise, it could not
survive.
If
you are anything less than
financially prosperous, we suggest
that you take the money you have
been tithing to your church or
charity and tithe it first to yourself,
and/or directly to someone else that you
love, someone close to you who could use a little
help. Tithe to
yourself, not in the sense of
indulging yourself and ignoring
others, but in the sense of creating
a core out of which you can create
enough abundance for yourself so
that you can joyfully and
enthusiastically share some of it with
others. Intentionally
creating abundance must and always
starts with one's own
self. This is NOT greed;
it's simply common sense.
You cannot fill anyone else's cup if
yours is empty.
For
Those Who Have Financial Concerns:
If
you say I'm too poor to tithe,
consider the food you buy and feed
to your children as tithing to
them. Consider the shoes
you buy for yourself as a tithe to
your family's well
being.
You are already
tithing! You have been
tithing most of your
life! It's just that
someone with an interest in
receiving your money has given you a
false definition of
tithing. Whatever you
have ever done for the benefit of
someone else is a tithe to the
well-being of everyone, including
yourself.
You
and I and everyone else are all part
of a single unified whole.
There are no separations between man,
nature and God. Everyone and
everything is part of a single,
unified whole.
"What
I do for you, I also do for
me.
What I do for me, I
also do for you." (Source
unknown)
"What you do
onto the least of mine, you do onto
me."
(Matthew
25:40)
“Behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:21)
"Man and
nature are an inseparable
unity." (Ecclesiastes 3:19
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Take
a few moments to sit quietly and
think about the implications in
these passages.
You
have been programmed to leave
yourself out of the abundance equation.
That's a false teaching. Stop
it! Drop it!
Feed yourself first! You
can't possibly be hungry enough to
fill someone else's
belly. You cannot
possible be poor enough to make
someone else wealthy.
Remember
that the best way to help the less
fortunate is for you, yourself, to
be financially solvent and to be
financially safe and secure.
Be
sure you take care of yourself so
are able to participate in
maintaining the collective well-being-foundation
that supports all beings on the
planet.
To
build your mutual support team,
start with yourself.
Next, add your significant other
(wife, husband, life-partner,
domestic-partner). Then
bring in the rest of your immediate
family. If you are not
already doing so, once you learn
to think from that space of
cooperation -- from the
space of "There's enough for
everyone" (and not from the space of
competition and "I can only
win if someone else loses.")
you'll begin to see the universal law of
attraction start kicking in and bringing
you more of what you are focusing
your mind upon.
Remember,
if you focus on what makes you feel
good, the universe will bring you
more to feel good about.
And conversely, if you focus
on what makes you feel bad, the
universe will bring you more to feel
bad about. And if you
focus on not having what you want,
the universe brings you more not
having. This is not a
magic formula; it's simply applying The
Law of Vibration°
to your life.
For
Those Who are Financial Stable, Well
off, or Wealthy:
For
those who have discretionary money
(money to spend beyond that required
to pay for life's necessities) the
N.V.P. Team has some significant recommendations which will be discussed
in detail later, but first, one needs
to focus on creating a mutual-support
community and on understanding the
concepts of, the reasons for, and the
details about creating a mutual- support
community retirement trust.
For
All: The
N.V.P. Team recommends
that you begin by finding someone with whom
you can share the concepts described
on this website and
create a mutual-support team between
you. Expand your team as
you see fit. Teach each
team member the concepts put forth
in this program. You'll
be amazed at the
result.
Remember,
the key is to know the game, know
the rules, and apply the rules
correctly. Focus only on what
you want and allow everything else
to be as it is. If a
pressing issue is already in your
life, deal with it promptly and
get it behind you as quickly
as possible.
Re-read
the
rules of intentionally creating°
until they are indelibly recorder in
your mind.
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