The Lord made himself real and put the most awesome bible lesson right before our eyes. Today was going to be a day of shopping for school clothes. Each year our church usually finds someone to reach out and help with school supplies or clothing. There were several children that we would be purchasing school clothes for this year. I prayed the Lord would lead us and guide us. That he would not allow us to go where we wanted to but that we would go where he knew we could get the best prices for the money we had brought. When I arrived at my friends house I was suprised. She had a stack of coupons and said let's start at Kohl's. I was all for it because I had specifically asked the Lord to guide us.
After over an hour of shopping for all the kids, it was time to check out. We headed for the cash register. Standing in line the ladies that went with me realized there was another register with a shorter line so we decided to switch. The manager had previously given my friend six $10.00 off coupons for us to use. The lady started running up the totals and it was around $250.00. We had brought several coupons other than the ones the manager had given to us. The lady started taking them and scanning them. Then she picked up a couple that were outdated and we let her know they were outdated. She shrugged her shoulders and said, "Oh well". After all was said and done, she gave us the total. The whole amount should have been $658.00 before the sales, coupons and discount cards. We looked at the register and it said $110.00. I asked the lady, "Ma'am will you not get into trouble for what you just did". She shrugged her shoulders and said, "Oh well, I'm not going to be working here much longer". Shocked by her response I paid out. My friend and I walked outside and both agreed that we really have a bad feeling about leaving the store knowing that we had just received $658.00 work of clothes for a little more than $100.00. I took all the bags to the vehicle and my friend headed back inside and showed the manager. She told him we can bring the stuff back inside and see what we really owe the store as we knew it was round $200.00. She explained that we didn't want to this young girl in trouble but we really feel badly about the whole thing. Then manager said ,"just one moment and walked to the register and wrote something down and said, "ok". My friend thinks, "ok what?". He said, "ok that's all". Seriously it's ok? When you know that you know that the Lord just took something and multiplied it that much you realize he can do that at any given moment. Will he do it on our command? No, but when he chooses to, don't you want to be the one to get to experience it?
We had prayed and he had answered but honestly our mouths were open in awe that he answered in such an amazing way. God still can take five loaves and two fish and feed the multitude. Because of what he did in that store it allowed us to go to another store and purchase six pairs of shoes also. One of the reasons we don’t see God move in a mighty way sometimes is because we don’t walk in faith trusting him to meet the needs of others. Many times we are being selfish and asking God to meet our needs. Step out in faith and go the extra mile for someone else and see how God blesses you. He is God, he can do those things.
MATTHEW 14: 14-20
14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him,
saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past;
send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages,
and buy themselves victuals.
16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart;
give ye them to eat.
17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves,
and two fishes.
18 He said, Bring them hither to me.
19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass,
and took the five loaves, and the two fishes,
and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake,
and gave the loaves to his disciples,
and the disciples to the multitude.
20 And they did all eat, and were filled:
and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.
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