The Floodgates of Heaven

"Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me.

"But you ask, 'How do we rob you?'

"In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse--the whole nation of you--because you are robbing me. 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 you will not have room enough for it."

-Malachi 3: 8-10

Oh man. Even just re-typing that brings a smile to my face. What a sweet promise from the Lord!!! This passage happened to me this week. Pretty much word for word.

I (very hesitantly) tithed this past week, and had to practically force myself to drop it in the bucket because my mind was screaming "YOU NEED TO SAVE THAT!" But I did not want to rob God of what is His. So I dropped it in.

And let me tell you...I do not have room enough for the blessings He has provided. I can't give details without telling the whole story, which would take way too long...for me to type and for you to read :) But seriously, I tested the Lord in this and He threw open the floodgates of heaven and poured out a HUGE blessing. Beyond what I could have hoped for.

He is so faithful. Even in our fear, even when we doubt or don't want to do what He's calling us to, even in our weakest moment, He is a faithful God. Praise Him that our lives depend on His strength and faithfulness, and not our own.