WHY I STOPPED PAYING MY TITHES.AND WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AFTER

WHY I STOPPED PAYING MY TITHES.

AND WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AFTER

Stop paying my tithes was my personal decision based on the experience I had.

Growing up in a Christian family, I have kept the ordinances of giving and tithing since I was young.

My parents were ardent and generous givers to God's kingdom even to His servants.

Long story cut short, in my church where I have worshipped for over seven years now, I have been faithful in paying my tithes monthly ad at any other times I receive financial increase because that has been my practice since I was with my parents and in their church before moved to Lagos to start my present church.

Shortly after Covid '19, a friend introduced me to an international business opportunity and I put in my proposals. I was invited to defend the proposal in the US the company's international office in Washington to be precise and after about 6 months, I was offered the contracts back here in Nigeria.

By the grace of God, I made real money and my first tithe was 7 millions which I raised the cheque in favour of the church with the company name not known to the church.

In the space of about nine months, my total tithes to the church was well over 22 millions.

To my surprise, our pastor who was living in a 2 bedroom apartment moved to a 5 bedroom duplex in the same estate.

No only that, he got a new car Toyota Sequoia and also got his wife highlander.

I was really furious to seeing our pastor spending church money that way and I decided to never pay tithes to any church again.

I love the church and the messages and coupled with the relationship I have built in the church over the years. So,  I kept going to church.

My decision to stop paying tithes was never discussed with anybody because I believe that kingdom race is personal. I kept everything to myself.

But while preparing for our 2022 annual thanksgiving, I got a shock of my life.

The pastor before the sermon announced that the church is negotiating a parcel of land beside the church which was 4 plots in total and the land would be costing 80 millions.

Then, he asked the church administrator to come over to give the breakdown of the collections which spanned over a year. It was from March 2021 to November 2022.

All the tithes, offerings and other seeds given were accounted for.

To my greatest surprise, every member that drew cheque was mentioned and the amount.

When I heard XYZ integrated Services Company the company through which I paid the tithes before I stopped paying the tithes with the total of 22millions six hundred and fifty five thousand I became frozen, stiff. I was ashamed of myself.

The church accounted for over 120 million naira that day after all the salaries and over head have been deducted.

Then the pastor mounted the podium and said that the church will pay for the land for the expansion of the church.

I can't explain how tears 😭😭 rolled from my chicks to the point that the man who sat by my side asked if I was surprised about what the pastor mentioned. I can't remember what I told the man.

It was latter we discovered that the 5 bedroom duplex was arranged for the pastor by someone who pastor used to pray for. The man is not a church member but loved our pastor and asked him to look for a better ad befitting apartment.

We were later told that the man met with an agent who arranged the duplex for the pastor and he paid for 3 years straight that before it elapse, arrangements will be made to build him his own house.

The cars were also gifts from someone from overseas.

I respected and honoured our pastor the more and I vowed that all the tithes I didn't pay must be paid.

I then know that it is the Almighty God that truly provides for His anointed servants.

Truth be told, some men of God sometimes live fly-boyantly at the expense of their members but what I saw that day made me to have reservations and respect for some genuine men of God 

Incase you are in my shoe, don't let anything you don't understand makes you to stop serving and giving to your God in the church where you worship and serve God.

So, be wise...

Yours is to obey God and how the monies are being spent is between the pastor and God his caller.

Just be faithful in your own way.

I have repented and asked the Lord for forgiveness! My giving has increased because I can see the project the money is used for.