Our school district had the day off yesterday for Yom Kippur so I made plans to go shopping with my daughter Morgan. She has grown a lot since last year and most of her fall/winter clothes no longer fit. It amazes me to look at pictures of her from 2 summers ago because she must have shot up at least 5 inches since that time. Incredible!
I told Morgan that we would go out to breakfast at a bagel shop down the hill from where we live. Now, my daughter loves milk. And if they did have milk there, I didn't want to pay almost $2 for it. So I ask her if she'd like to take some milk along with her in a water bottle.
"Do they have milk there?" she asks.
"I don't know," I respond. "I know that they have coffee, but I'm not sure if they have a refrigerator case with other drinks like milk."
"No that's okay. I'm gonna wait and see if they have milk there."
I had set a budget for what I wanted to spend for breakfast. My budget was $10 or less. Now in my mind I'm calculating what I would need to spend for breakfast--with milk. As my mind was racing and finagling, God told me to relax.
'This is a day out with your daughter. You have the money. Spend it and enjoy your time together.'
'Okay,' I thought, 'I can do this.'
We went to the bagel store, she got the milk, we both got bagel sandwiches and spent only eight dollars and some change. God had blessed me in spite of my selfishness and worry. Holding on to what I had served only to stress me out. It was only when I let go of what I had that God blessed me with what only He can do.
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