I used to always think that I couldn’t afford to give. I often said that I didn’t have money to sow into the Kingdom, and gradually, I found myself becoming poorer and poorer.
In February, when I met Pastor Olivia, I shared my problem with her. She told me I needed to change my mindset. She said, “If you keep thinking that you don’t have money to tithe or sow into the Kingdom of God, it will continue to be difficult for you.” She explained that it’s a lie from the enemy to make me believe I’m lacking, and that I needed to shift my thinking.
She told me that when I sow, I must do it with the expectation that God will bless me back abundantly. From that day on, I shifted my mindset. I began to tell myself, “I have money to sow.” I started with just $10 and prayed that God would bless me in return.
And truly, when my mindset changed, the atmosphere around me changed. I no longer experienced lack. Somehow—though I can’t even explain how—I started having savings. I began to see money coming in.
Thank you, Pastor Olivia. She encouraged me to declare Malachi 3:10a over my life and she give 2 Corinthians 9:6-8b to mediate on especially 2 Corinthians 9:8. Thank You, God. All glory to God!
Footnotes:
a Malachi 3:10 (NIV)
Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
b 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 (NIV)
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. 7 Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
From: Paige
5 Aug 2025
我以前总是觉得自己负担不起，总是说我没有钱可以撒种在神的国度里，渐渐地，我越来越贫穷。
今年二月，当我遇到 Olivia 牧师时，我向她倾诉了我的问题。她告诉我，我需要改变我的思维方式。她说：“如果你一直想着自己没有钱奉献、没有钱撒种在神的国度里，那你真的会一直处在缺乏中。”她告诉我，这是仇敌的谎言，让你以为自己一无所有，但你需要转变你的思维。
她还说，当你撒种时，要带着盼望和期待，相信神会大大祝福你，赐下丰盛。从那一天起，我开始改变我的想法。我开始告诉自己：“我是有钱撒种的。”我从10块钱开始，并祷告求神祝福我。
果然，当我的思维转变后，整个属灵氛围也随之改变。我不再缺乏，虽然我也说不清楚是怎么回事，但我竟然开始有了储蓄，甚至看见金钱不断地进来。
感谢 Olivia 牧师，她鼓励我把玛拉基书3章10 a节宣告在我的生命中, 她特别推荐我默想《哥林多后书》9章6-8节 b，尤其是第8节。感谢神，一切荣耀归于神！
注脚:
a 瑪拉基書 3:10 (CNV Simplified)
万军之耶和华说：「你们要把当纳的十分之一，全部送入仓库，使我家中有粮；藉此试验我，看我是不是为你们敞开天窗，把福气倒给你们，直到充足有余呢。」
b 哥林多後書 9:6-8 (CNV Simplified)
还有，少种的少收，多种的多收。各人要照着心里所决定的捐输，不要为难，不必勉强，因为捐得乐意的人，是 神所喜爱的。神能把各样的恩惠多多地加给你们，使你们凡事常常充足，多作各样的善事。
来自: Paige
2025年8月5日