My Choice To Honor God With My Money

I withdrew money from my savings account this evening, so that I could give to my parents, in support & contribution to the household expenditure, as well as an act of gratitude towards them. In a way, I felt a sense of lost of money, coz it's 10% of my gross salary (before CPF deduction). Yet on the other hand, I felt happy that I was now able to co-provide for this household.

Ever since I started earning in Year 2004, I have always faced the struggle of deciding whether to give 10% of my gross or net salary to my parents & to church. Especially now when I'm actually earning less than my last job at StarHub, it can be quite an amount. But still, up till date, I have always given based on my gross salary.

I would be lying if I said that it didn't hurt, but I believe that this is a way that I can honor God with what He has given me. It's something which you can't teach or convince another person, for he has to make this decision for himself. Honor does come at a price, but I still choose to hold on to the promise that God will still provide for my needs & more.

My supervisor asked about this issue about giving to church this afternoon & I shared a bit with him. The conversation only lasted a few sentences, but I was glad that I was a good testimony for this God who loves me... =)