...and now I'm full

So, I never thought I'd post to a blog so often, I kind of thought it would look something like this blog which uses the user name I wanted. Anyway, mad props and many thanks to Jess for forcing me to do this...
This is two times in a row that she's forced me to do something that some good has come of it! Maybe I should listen more often and drag my feet less. So, all I really have to do is learn how to get my feet out of the sand and open my ears up...

Anyway, true meaning of this post. I'm struggling with financial decisions. Basically just one. I'm looking into the whole tithing part of my faith. I know we're called to give 10% back to the Lord's work, but, what counts? I know I should be a good steward and give freely, and I want to and plan to do so, I just need to seek guidance from God as to where to give my finances to. My thinking was something along these lines, and seems to me to be a valid idea: Split the tithe into 3 approximately equal parts; give one to my local Church to continue the operations there in developing the spiritual lives of its members, give one to a Domestic Missionary so that they are financially supported in their decision to follow God in the style of Matthew 10:9-10, and give one to an International Missionary to continue the spreading of the Gospel around the world. My biggest hang up, though, is whether one is enough. For example, should I split my ~3% for International Missionaries among 3 different people, giving each 1%? I figure doing that would bless more people, but may not be as big of a blessing as giving to just one person. Add to that the fact that I don't know the biggest needs of the missionaries and it gives me more to think about.

Comments are surely welcome and appreciated...