So, as I have said before, owing money to people or banks has always been an issue for me. I don't enjoy being indebted to someone else, and I would hope that you are much the same. Today we got rid of some debt!!!
No, it's not anything ridiculous, it was just something that most people have. A car payment.
This car is the one that my husband bought about 3 months before we got married. He bought it because we knew we wanted to start trying to have a baby, and his other car was a 2 door that was nearly on its last legs. So, he upgraded.
we have been married 2 1/2 years, and refinanced shortly after we got married. I have to say, paying a loan off for a brand new car plus some negative equity from the previous car in that period of time is AWESOME!!!
Yes, I am excited. We put our tax money to good use, and we rewarded ourselves with breakfast after we paid it off.
What's funny is that we got in a discussion with the teller at the bank and she was shocked that we were going to pay it off so quickly....then we asked her to pull out our tithe money. Yes, we do tithe off of our taxes.
We tithe 10%, and if you would like to read about why we do you can click on the link I created for you.
She saw the amount and her eyes got really big. Then she said, "I tithe, but you tithe way more than I do". My husband explained to her our reasoning, and she seemed to agree, now wether she does or doesn't we will never know. But, I'm glad that we got to share something like this with someone!
I think that God can put you in a place you never thought you could share. We had recieved a blessing...being able to pay off the car...and we tithed. We showed her both sides of the coin. Giving with no expectation of a blessing, and how God works in helping us reach our goals.
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