Have you ever thought, "Lord, how in the world did I get myself in this situation?" Sometimes the Lord lets us wander into a spot just to see how we handle ourselves once we are there. This brother had the opportunity to make a little money, but when he considered the circumstances, he knew that this was definitely not the Christian way to earn a living. While he was considering the offer before him, his mind went straight to the Word of God and he knew that this was the time to make a stand. Here is his testimony. 

The devil knocked on my door this morning. After a late night of working on a brother's project, I awoke the next morning to the rumbling sound of a vehicle in my driveway. I wondered who it could be. Shortly, I realized it was a man I had previously bought some used things from over Craigslist some weeks prior. Apparently he had come by in the past, but I wasn't home.

As I came out, I noticed he had a couple of friends in the vehicle with him. I am always up for a good deal that will save me money and I listened to what he had available. After not being interested in a few items, he offered a gift card for close to half of what was loaded on it from a local big box store I frequently shop at. I was interested and agreed to purchase. As our conversation continued, it was apparent that these items were acquired by less than honest means, but I had already agreed to buy them. I had gotten myself into a potential mess with people that were less than trustworthy.

As the men began to reminisce about past close calls with various defrauding situations, I bowed my head and silently asked the Lord, "I need help here, Lord." It was just that simple and quick.

After quickly juggling different ideas from just paying to get rid of them and never doing business with these guys again, to telling them I didn't want to do business with them because they had stolen property (which very well could have caused retaliation), I thought about taking Communion and not wanting this to hinder me. Then I knew it wasn't me that thought of Communion, it was Him. His answer was simple "Communion." Wise as a serpent, I looked them in the face and simply said, "I'm not going to do business with you today on Sunday. I am taking Communion later today."

Their talking stopped completely and the reaction was a calm, but respectful and bewildered. "OK, man no problem," they replied. Harmless as a dove, I shook his hand, walked back inside, praised the Lord, and shut the door. I realized Communion, this month, was postponed till almost three weeks later than usual (God's perfect timing).

“Isn't He wonderful, wonderful, wonderful? Isn't Jesus my Lord, wonderful?”

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