What do you Give to God

 "I don't ask back what I give to God" was an answer to a question I had ask someone a few months back. I have often thought about this and I must honestly say.  I love that reply.  Like most every night, I can't sleep due to insomnia and other health issues that relates back to my breast cancer diagnosis.  As I ponder on this statement, "I don't ask back what I give to God", I think about all the things we often ask of the Lord. Like praying for others, for there is so much sickness and troubles at hand. Praying for ourselves. We often pray and ask God to move in situations that we often have no way out of or no control of the outcome; that only God can work out in our favor. I know we all are guilty of praying for specifics in our lives. We can't always see at the time we pray what is ahead for us but God knows the intents of the heart and what's best for us even when we don't understand the why's, or the struggles. So, with all that God has given to us through His wonderful Mercy, Grace, and Forgiveness; what are you giving back to God?  Is it going to church and serving Him like you know you should? Is it a promise you made but forgot/forsaken that promise? Are we freely giving to God what is already His in the first place? Are we giving tithes/offerings like the Bible says? (ouch, touchy subject there, but true). When we look back over our lives and when all is said and done can you truly say, "I gave God the best to my ability that I had or could? So once more I ask, "What are you giving back to God?"

They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's. Mathew 22:21 KJV

And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. Mark 12:17 KJV

And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's. Luke 20:25