Prayer Of Repentance For Forgetting To Pay My Tithes
Heavenly Father,
I come before You with a humble heart, recognizing that You are the King of the Universe, the Creator of all things, and the One who has provided for me every breath I take. Lord, You have been faithful to me, providing for my needs, guiding me through trials, and showing me Your great mercy. And yet, I acknowledge that I have fallen short in one area: I have neglected to honor You with my tithes.
Father, I know that You have commanded me to bring my tithes to You, as a recognition that all I have is a gift from Your gracious hand. I have not been faithful in this, and for this, I ask for Your forgiveness. I confess that my heart has been distracted by worldly concerns, and I have allowed myself to forget to give back to You what is rightfully Yours. I repent for my lack of stewardship and for not prioritizing the worship that comes through obedience in this command.
I recognize, Lord, that my tithes are not just a financial transaction, but an act of worship, an expression of my trust in You. Your Word teaches us in Malachi 3:10, “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.” I have not fully honored this command, and I feel the weight of my disobedience.
Lord, I ask for Your forgiveness for any way that my actions have grieved Your Spirit. I understand that withholding my tithes has not only been a failure to honor You but has also prevented me from fully experiencing Your blessings. I have not trusted You enough to step out in faith, believing that You will continue to provide as You always have.
Yeshua, my Savior, You have redeemed me by the power of Your precious blood. I plead Your blood over my sin of neglecting my tithes. Your sacrifice on the cross has covered every sin, every shortcoming, and every failure, and it is only through Your grace that I can approach the Father with confidence. I thank You for Your mercy, for the gift of salvation, and for the forgiveness that flows from Your blood. May Your sacrifice be enough to cleanse me from this wrong, and may Your blood speak a better word over my life, that I may walk in obedience to Your commands from this day forward.
In the book of Leviticus, You remind us that the tithe is holy and belongs to You: “A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord” (Leviticus 27:30). I repent for treating something so holy with neglect, and I ask for the restoration of my heart’s desire to give to You what is rightfully Yours. Let my heart be stirred, and let my hands freely give in obedience to Your Word. May I never forget the weight of Your holiness and the privilege it is to bring my tithes before You.
Father, I ask for Your help in this area. Strengthen me to be a good steward of all that You have entrusted to me. I know that it is not about the amount, but about the posture of my heart. May I be faithful in this command, giving not out of obligation, but out of love and gratitude for all You have done for me. Help me to remember that it is You who provides for my needs and that my tithes are an acknowledgment of Your provision and sovereignty in my life.
I ask that You would bless the work of my hands, that my finances would be a testimony to Your goodness and faithfulness. I pray that as I bring my tithes to You, You would open the floodgates of heaven and pour out Your blessings in ways that I cannot contain. May my life reflect the abundance of Your grace, and may my heart be a reflection of the generosity You have shown me.
In Yeshua's name, I pray,
Amen.
