It’s always easier to give when you have a lot but it’s so much more difficult to be generous when you have little. Our friend shares how she allowed her financial circumstances dictate her giving and caused her to have a “shortfall” in her relationship with God.
I remembered letting the offering bowl pass by without putting anything into it. It was the first time in years I had done so. I had recently lost my job and was living off of unemployment so it didn’t make sense for me to tithe when I barely had enough to cover my living expenses. I felt justified. Why give when it will cause you to not have enough to pay your bills. Isn’t paying your bills godly since it’s showing love to those who owe you money? I reasoned that if God had wanted me to give He would have given me the resources to do. Although all these reasons made sense me, I couldn’t help but feel uneasy by what I had done.
In the spirit of Valentine’s, at WitnessLA.org we’re featuring the stories and testimonies on what God has shown Christians about singleness, relationships, and love all the days leading up to Feb. 14th. Today, our Voice M shares how God helped her find love and maintain purity in her relationship.
About two years ago I had shared my struggles with purity. I was walking strongly with the Lord when I was tempted and almost succumbed to feelings of lust. Looking back I am so glad God intervened and saved me from that situation for a number of reasons. God saved me from another bad romance, He prevented me from sinning against Him and causing a division between us, and He used that situation to help prepare me to have the godly relationship I would have with my future husband.
In the spirit of Valentine’s, at WitnessLA.org we’re featuring the stories and testimonies on what God has shown Christians about singleness, relationships, and love all the days leading up to Feb. 14th. Today, our Voice Kytia shares how the relationship between God and man is the greatest love story she’s come to know.
When most people think of Valentine’s Day, they think of holding hands with their somebody or avoiding the public due to the fact they don’t have a somebody. However, the greatest love story I’ve ever known is the relationship between God and man. A great thing happened to me when I was single, living in Hawaii, and “oh-so-not” looking for romance. I experienced the love of God and of friendship which both fill a void that causes many hearts to ache. The following is a myspace blog post I wrote over three years ago about that very thing, and it is as relevant now as it was on July 7th, 2008. To give you some backstory, I’ll let you in on a little tradition that happens in Hawaii for people of all ages. At Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu, there is a VERY massive rock that beach goers take turns climbing and leaping from all day and this was my chance to do the same. It didn’t go quite as planned, but it is a very memorable moment in my walk with God nonetheless.
“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” - Hebrews 13:6. Our sister shares an encouraging testimony of how after 4 difficult years of waiting, trusting,and learning, God provided her a new job and new life almost overnight.
Do you ever have those weeks where things just seem to pile on top of each other, problem after problem? I can definitely say that I just went through one of the most unforeseeable and unexpected things in my life.
For about 4 years now, I was extremely unhappy at work. It wasn’t just about being unhappy, but my attitude was bitter for a good amount of those 4 years as I felt like I was being attacked from all sorts of directions. Every day seemed like forever and I couldn’t believe how emotionally abusive my work environment was.
I cried out. “God, why are you doing this to me? What are you trying to teach me?” I repeated this over and over for a very, very – VERY – long time.
Don’t give up. Pray it up. Our Voice Sherea shares an encouraging story of how God knows us and grows us out of His love.
Last year my husband and I enrolled our daughter KS in our local community youth basketball team.KS has always expressed her interest in becoming a WNBA basketball player.By the way, she is only ten years old.My oldest daughter JC would attend practices with KS and one day decided she wanted to play. JC is 11 and is about 5’6. JC who never expressed interest in basketball, slowly but surely became very noticeable on the court. Besides her being the tallest girl, she was also pretty good.
At the end of the season, JC was chosen to play in the ALL-star game. Oh my! Things were already a little tight in the back seat on the way home from practices, now this. As time passed this became a little tough to deal with as a parent.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, all this week at WitnessLA.org we will be featuring stories and testimonies on love and relationships. In today’s story, our friend shares how God helps her find and transform the man in her life.
We first met during the 2nd week of our freshmen year in college. I needed help with my homework and my dorm-mate led me to him. Being far from home and living in a near-empty dorm on the weekends quickly put our relationship on the fast track. I believed in God at the time but did not have a personal relationship with Him. I knew of the verse of not yoking with non-believers but I justified that he was just as good, if not better, than the Christian guys out there. On the surface I was a church going, small-group attending girl, but behind close-doors, I was living in sin. On Sundays I would ask him to go to church with me, but he would refuse most of the time. He was self sufficient and did not think he would ever need God. Our relationship was turbulent, I would yell and slam doors, and the next thing you know, we would kiss and make up. I thought that was real love, just like in the movies: dramatic and passionate.
