More Than You Can Recieve

"Bring ye all the tithes into the store house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing that there shall not be room enough to receive it." (Malachi 3:10) This morning I was reading Elder Bednar's  talk from October 2013 general conference entitled "The windows of Heaven" where he explains the blessings both to individuals and to the church as a whole. I was impressed as I studied the talk to recognize just how important it is to pay a full tithe and the blessings that come. Often times we think of blessings from tithing for individuals being money to buy a new car, or finding just the right amount of money to pay the last bill, and although those do come, the smaller blessing are often overlooked. Elder Bednar talks about how it could be in finding a job that no one would have found or being content with where we are instead of wishing for more. He gives the example of his mother in laws testimony about the expenses always being lower than their income when she would pay her tithing. That is a blessing of tithing. A blessing that we may not notice that could be connected with tithing is good health or a running car. The second he discuses is in regards to the way that the church distributes the funds from the tithing. He talks about how it is distributed in a clear, simple way, but most importantly in the Lords way. The Lord knows where the money will be needed and instructs accordingly. Not a cent of the money goes to waste but is used to build up the kingdom of God. I always wondered why when we give so little does Heavenly Father gives so much back to us? This is the conclusion that I have come too. When we pay tithing we are feeding the hungry and clothing the naked. We are helping those who are in need, each of Heavenly Fathers children. "When ye do it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."(Matt 25:40)   It is a simple way of serving others and Heavenly Father blesses those who serve. Heavenly Father has set the standard, 10% of all our income, and he promises the window of Heaven will be opened! So why wouldn't we pay our tithing? The blessing will far out weigh our 10% that we give! I know that we receive blessing more than we can receive when we pay our tithing!! It takes faith but will bless us in more than just financial ways! I know that the Savior lives! He loves us and wants to bless us! He has set the limit, let us act in faith to receive the blessings he has in store for us!!