Our late pastor would put stewardship literature in the vestibule, and one story was similar to the above post. A man wanted to start tithing but was afraid to start. His friend told him that before he started tithing, he always ran out of money before the end of the month. After he started tithing, he found that he always had some money – even a little – at the end of the month.

That struck me and I started tithing. It was tough (it still is!) but it makes one more mindful of money and that “…every good gift and every perfect is from above…” (Ambon Prayer, Divine Liturgy, c.f. James 1: 17).