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Genesis 41:34-36 ... Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming ... This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come ... so that the country may not be ruined by the famine.

As I read these scriptures again this morning what stood out to me today was a fifth.  Save a fifth.  Yes, we have taxes wherever we live that help take care of where we live, but who provides for us when we have a "drought" in our lives?  I started thinking...we never know when something is going to strike that knocks us off of our feet.  If we put back, saved, invested, at least a fifth of what we earn, we could become more prepared for these times.  A fifth is 20% of what we make.  That sounds like a lot until we have nothing.  God instructed that a fifth was to be saved in the good times to be prepared for the bad times.

Oh my.  Was I just talking about money?  Yikes!  I'll ruin my reputation...LOL

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Never forget to tithe and help others, too!

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 1 Corinthians 9:7-8 

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Fresh Find:  If I will never have my little house on the beach with flowing white sheers and turquoise leather sofa...then maybe this dress?  :O)

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