Proverbs 18:16
A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great.
I wasn’t sure what I was going to say tonite. Then I went to the store!
Going to Walmart can bring anyone to Jesus. He always seems to find great teaching moments there…like patience. Did I mention I was born without a shopping gene? LOL!
Tonite was not a patience lesson night. Tonite was actually a fun trip.
I got my stuff and headed to the checkout. All the lanes were packed. OK, maybe there was a little lesson in patience.
Anyways…
I was behind this cute couple with an adorable little boy of about 2 years old. He immediately started getting excited over my service dog. He then started telling me about the chips and dip and canned pears they were buying.
The checker rang them up and the young father looked in his wallet clearly nervous. He leaned to his wife explaining they didn’t have enough. She started trying to decide what to put back when God reminded me of the $20 I had in my pocket and of days gone by.
You see my husband and I raised five kids on a shoestring budget. Heck, lots of times we were so poor we couldn’t afford the shoestring for the budget.
I told the family I had this and go ahead and take the groceries. They started to protest but I told them I had been there, done that and I wanted to help. They couldn’t thank me enough.
I don’t say all of this to pat myself on the back. I am telling you this because I wanted to share my high. I was the one who was truly blessed. I looked back at my life and smiled at how God was always there when we needed him. I was honored that he used me to deliver those same blessings to someone else.
Tonite God used Walmart to usher this giver into the presence of the great.
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