I have been a believer since 2003, but at the very beginning, my desire for the Lord was not very deep. At that time, I was rather spontaneous in my attitude towards worship, going to church whenever I wanted to go, but not if I was delayed by something. Later, I insisted on going every week just because I could not bear to refuse the kind invitation from other believers every time. In spite of this, God still treated me well, supported and looked after me all the way.
In 2005, my husband and I were both laid off from our jobs, and our family was immediately in trouble. The next year I found a job as an accountant with a meager salary of 800 yuan a month. Our church has always advocated tithing but giving only 80 yuan a month was a shame for me, so I tried to give 100 yuan, which had definitely put much pressure on me.
Then I prayed to the Lord, "Lord, I have the heart and will to persevere in tithing, but my ability is not enough, please give me the ability to give.” Malachi 3:10 says: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” By faith, I continued to keep tithing to "test" God on this only "temptation" that God allows and prayed for it.
But due to my busy work, I failed to persevere after praying once or twice. Wonderfully and thankfully, God indeed gave me the ability to give! My salary went up year after year, and after I was transferred to Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province in 2010, it went up to over 5,000 yuan, which was several times more than that four years ago. This was a very high salary in Wuhan at that time.
In 2012, I retired from Wudang Mountain and returned to Wuhan. Though my family’s situation gradually improved, I continued to work to pay my husband's pension every month, to support the elderly, and my daughter, as she did not have a stable job then.
As I had experienced God's power, I believed that He would help me find a job that paid no less than before. In the third month after I retired back to Wuhan, I found a job with a higher salary just as I had hoped, and I have been doing it until now. Up to now, I have carried on giving more to God. Next year I will be 60 years old and am very content with my life.
(The article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
我从2003年开始信主，但起初对主的渴慕却不是很深，做礼拜比较随性，想去就去，有事耽误了就不去。后来由于不好意思拒绝信徒们的邀请，才坚持每周都去。尽管如此，神却没有薄待我，反而一路扶持看顾着我。
2005年，我和丈夫双双下岗了，家里一下子变得困难起来。直到第二年我才找到一份会计的工作，工资每个月800元，很微薄。我们教会一直倡导十一奉献，说实话，每个月奉献80元实在拿不出手，内心很羞愧，所以我都是尽量凑够100元来奉献，但这无疑也给我带来了很多压力。
于是我就跟主祷告说：主啊，我有坚持十一奉献的心志和意愿，但我的能力不够，请把奉献的能力赐给我。玛拉基书3章10节也说，万军之耶和华说：“你们要将当纳的十分之一全然送入仓库，使我家有粮，以此试试我是否为你们敞开天上的窗户，倾福与你们，甚至无处可容。”所以，我怀着信心，继续坚持十一奉献，想要在这唯一被神许可的“试探”上，“试试”神，并为此祷告。
但由于工作忙，祷告一两次后，便没有坚持了。奇妙又感恩的是，上帝真的赐给了我奉献的能力！我的工资年年上涨，并且在2010年调去武当山工作后，一下子涨到5000多元，较4年前入职时翻了好几倍。这在当时的武汉，都算是很高的工资了。
2012年，从武当山退休后，我回到了武汉。这个时候家境虽然比之前好很多，但女儿的工作没有稳定，每个月还要给丈夫交养老金，还要赡养老人，开销很大，我决定找份工作继续干。
在上一份工作中经历了神的大能后，我对神充满了信心，相信祂必然会看顾我，帮我找到一份工资不比武当山低的工作。所以，我就不断地祷告。果然，退休回武汉的第三个月，我如愿找到一份工资比武当山还高的工作，并一直干到现在。这期间，我一直坚持甚至超过十一奉献。明年我就60岁了，非常满足。
见证：我的小额奉献换来神翻倍的祝福
I have been a believer since 2003, but at the very beginning, my desire for the Lord was not very deep. At that time, I was rather spontaneous in my attitude towards worship, going to church whenever I wanted to go, but not if I was delayed by something. Later, I insisted on going every week just because I could not bear to refuse the kind invitation from other believers every time. In spite of this, God still treated me well, supported and looked after me all the way.
In 2005, my husband and I were both laid off from our jobs, and our family was immediately in trouble. The next year I found a job as an accountant with a meager salary of 800 yuan a month. Our church has always advocated tithing but giving only 80 yuan a month was a shame for me, so I tried to give 100 yuan, which had definitely put much pressure on me.
Then I prayed to the Lord, "Lord, I have the heart and will to persevere in tithing, but my ability is not enough, please give me the ability to give.” Malachi 3:10 says: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” By faith, I continued to keep tithing to "test" God on this only "temptation" that God allows and prayed for it.
But due to my busy work, I failed to persevere after praying once or twice. Wonderfully and thankfully, God indeed gave me the ability to give! My salary went up year after year, and after I was transferred to Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province in 2010, it went up to over 5,000 yuan, which was several times more than that four years ago. This was a very high salary in Wuhan at that time.
In 2012, I retired from Wudang Mountain and returned to Wuhan. Though my family’s situation gradually improved, I continued to work to pay my husband's pension every month, to support the elderly, and my daughter, as she did not have a stable job then.
As I had experienced God's power, I believed that He would help me find a job that paid no less than before. In the third month after I retired back to Wuhan, I found a job with a higher salary just as I had hoped, and I have been doing it until now. Up to now, I have carried on giving more to God. Next year I will be 60 years old and am very content with my life.
(The article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
God Throws Open the "Floodgates" of Heaven for Me
