Lord, i'm not trading You for anything!

i almost traded You, God, for $240.00

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all blessings come from You, Lord

but the problem with money is... that it will keep tempting one away from You

where tithing is concerned, i was once at the stage where i kept asking

"isit nett? or isit gross"

the answer i got from You was...

it wasnt the "nett" or "gross" that mattered

it was my heart

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during the last interview

the company offered my about $200.00 less than the current job

hr asked me how i felt about that

the thought that came to mind was, "that will be $20.00 less for tithing!"

but of cos i'm not about to shortchanged You Lord

ALL BLESSINGS COMES FROM YOU

so really, whats $20.00

i'd still tithe as per before

after all, it was You who blessed me with the job that would become my "dream job" right? AMEN!

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Yesterday, a colleague almost gave me extra $120.00

bluntly, i gave the bill without highlighting the exact amount

after all, who would mind the extra cash on hand?

and it bothered me the whole day, whole night

for the extra amount, would i be trading You in for a price?

though its very little money and the oversight can be easily accounted for

even if the whole world never finds out

i was reminded of a story in my gmail account somewhere

about a visiting pastor, almost trading in his Godly stance

in attempt to cheat bus fare of $0.25

in the end, when he decided on the right thing, the bus driver went to church with him

i dun think i'd ever want my colleague to find out about my not so nice thoughts

i'd rather right the wrong because of the godly fear in me.

then another thought dawned upon me

if not $240.00, would it be $240million

and my stance is firm

i'm not trading You in for anything, my Lord, my God, my Father!

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incidentally, when i penned the email about the 'right' amount she should be paying me

Your priceless peace came over me

my conscience is clear

though i may be tempted to sin countless times

i'll also continue to repent, ask for Your forgiveness

and be made perfect by You, eventually

To God be the glory!

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AMEN!