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When faithful practice yields no apparent blessing

I have been tithing ten percent of my income for eight years but my marriage is falling apart and I wonder if God even notices sacrifice anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The absence of expected divine reciprocity for religious devotion can create a crisis of spiritual transaction.

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