“Make the most
of every chance you get. These are
desperate times.”
(Ephesians 5:16
The Message)
Tornadoes in the Midwest, tsunamis and
earthquakes around the world, spring floods on the East Coast and along the
Mississippi River, state and national budget controversies and rising gas prices.
The apostle Paul writes, “Make the
most of every chance you get. These are
desperate times.” How will we as United
Methodists make the most of every chance we get during these desperate
times? For one thing, we’ve just come
through another tax season. I’m always
amazed that no matter what kind of a year we’ve had – good or bad – we always
find a way to pay our taxes.
If you examine your tax return and you wish you had
given Jesus a bit more so that you could give Uncle Sam a bit less, we invite
you to consider starting now for next year.
“Resurrect your finances” during
the Easter season. Here are some
suggestions:
- Make the
first check you write each pay period, or the first automatic withdrawal
you make, be a “thank you” gift to God.
- Instead
of buying your children or grandchildren candy and trinkets for Easter or
graduation, consider a gift in their honor to help victims of a natural
disaster through UMCOR or to your church’s portion of our shared mission
(apportionments).
- Give at
least 50% of the total you might spend on a vacation or special events
during the summer to the ministry of Christ.
- Try tithing; i.e., giving 10% of your income to the church for 3 months during the summer or fall.
God Is Still In Control!
Miss Lladale Carey
Web Content Producer
www.umcgiving.org
lcarey@umcom.org
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