I am writing from Tulsa, OK.
Juli and I had come down for a conference this week.
It has been full of revelation, anointed worship and great teaching.
One area that the Lord spoke to me this week was in the difference between making a "Pledge" vs. a "Faith Commitment."
If you are a follower of Jesus, at some point the Lord will challenge you in the area of Giving and Generosity. The reason for this is that God is a Giver and He is abundantly Generous...and He expects us to become like Him!
When we make a "Pledge" to give, what we do is look at our budget, and decide "what can I afford to give without messing with the status quo of my finances?"
However, God does not call us to make these kind of pledges. The Lord always wants us to be operating out of a place or position of Faith.
So a "Faith Commitment" is where we ask the Lord, "What is it You want me to give?" The answer to that has nothing to do with your current financial status.
I heard a minister this week give testimony to this.
He asked us all, "Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you had a lot of money so you could help someone or give generously into an offering?"
When he was younger he was in that exact situation where he wanted to get behind another ministry's Kingdom endeavor, but quite frankly, he did not have the money.
It was in his heart to give $1000.
At that time he felt he could only believe for $100.
Honestly that was where his Faith was then.
So the Lord told him to believe for $100...TEN TIMES!
We all got a laugh at the story, but that is exactly what he did.
He made the Faith Commitment for $1000.
Following that meeting, every time God brought him $100 above his normal resources He sent it to that ministry.
He ended up meeting his Faith Commitment in 4 months!
This in the natural was a miracle!
You see, when we put ourselves in a position of Faith, God can then begin moving on our behalf.
Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV)
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is (exists), and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
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