KARMA

Friend tell me what you think!

“Where can they be” I frantically said. Every item I bought yesterday was in the bag except for those two necklaces. I ran to my car and looked around, no necklace. I stopped and had to retrace my steps from yesterday. The only thing I can figure out is that it did not get in the bag. “Come on” I blurted out with aggravation. How can it be? I was at that store twice yesterday. Oh well, no sense crying over spilt milk I thought. I’ll just run back and explain.

You won’t believe what I am going to tell you next. I had apprehension about buying one of the necklaces because on the packaging of it had the title “Karma.” I always think when some refer to Karma it means the same thing as the biblical saying “You reap what you sow”, right? I never clarify if the person is following the beliefs of another religion. I just assume people are using that term because it is popular to say. I value the person who I am giving the necklace to. An inner whisper was asking will you be giving the recipient of this gift an impression that you believe in other things, not just Christianity. I did not have peace about the gift but it was cute and I would get one more thing done on my to do list for the day, so I ignored that inner whisper and bought it.

It gets even more ironic. The store manager finds one of the necklaces but not the “Karma” one. She said she would look around but there was none left in the store. I put my head down and asked myself could the God I serve be that concerned about me giving that necklace that now it is gone completely? Could God have intervened and put a stop to me giving that gift? What do you think?


The manager called me from the store. She replaced one necklace but the “Karma” she couldn’t but she refunded me that amount. I will get a more suitable gift and not rush in the future. I was teary eyed thinking how much God loves me today. How much he cares for the person who will receive the  gift.  He brought good out of this and taught me at the same time. I told the manager that I am a Christian. I explained and told her originally I had no peace about buying this gift but ignored that and bought it anyway. She said she got the chills as I told the story and that she was a Christian. She said she is sure it happened for a reason and she was amazed by the story. I told her to check my blog for the story. I will add her part of the story. She was funny she kept saying “I have chills.” I thought she was so generous to give me a refund.  

Thank you Lord for watching over me. Help be courageous to do the right things in all circumstances. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

I'M TRYING

Dear Friend:


Do you read a daily devotional or your bible? Perhaps you see a verse that resonates with you.
Maybe you have put it to memory. It is relevant for every day living and you set out to apply it to your life.
But then an incident creeps on you and your taken off guard. It happens! You did not practice what you memorized. Eek you declare "I am an epic failure, I've disappointed God again."

You have a choice either you can continue to think you have failed or look to God for His grace.If you're a child of God, His arms are always wide open to you. In God's arms the good news is "He is the ultimate forgiver of any epic failure!"

I think we all know for sure that there will be mores chances to try again and with God's help you will get it right the next time. My personal example is with my tongue. "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry" (James 1:19 NIV).  I hear a doubting voice ask, "What if the result doesn't fix the problem and there is still tension?" That can be the case but when you do all that is possible the result is still inner peace and security.

I had some words with someone recently and it did not go well. I was disappointed that I made mistakes sayings things wrong. Then I prayed about it and decided to go back to the person and try again. I did not have all the words to say. But I had God's same reassurance that he said to Moses and the apostles and many other prophets. Each of them did not have the words to say and the Lord guided them in the moment to say things right. All that we can do in our strength is pray, apply James 1:19, then count on His promise that he will give us the words to say.