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I was out shopping at a consignment shop, about 2 weeks before Christmas with my granddaughter.  An employee approached me and asked me if I would purchase a pair of glasses for him. He went on to tell me that they are not allowed to purchase any item at the store or he would lose his job. I was not ready to leave and still had some shopping to do; however, I would do it since he was leaving at 1 pm


I went to purchase the item; with a cart full of other things and the cashier said, “Are you ready to check out with the other items?” I said, “I am not done shopping.” She had a puzzled look on her face and when I went to take the item to the young man, he told me I had to give it to him outside and away from the store.



By then I was getting frustrated. I took my granddaughter out the door and away from the store to hand this young man the $1 pair of glasses. I proceeded to shop and truly did not shop well after that, so I checked out with what I had and left. After we got in the car, my granddaughter said, “Mimi, I know you are going to be mad at me, but look what I have.” She had taken a bow off the door they had decorated it with. I was not furious, but wanted her to know that it was not right to take anything that is not yours. So I made her go back into the store and apologize.


As soon as we got to my daughter’s house, I immediately felt conviction.  I apologized to my granddaughter and told her what I did and that it was a very bad thing to do, knowing that as a Christian, we are to live a righteous life. I went back to the store and told the manager what I did and felt that I should be evicted from the store. I confessed my wrong. She said that I didn’t know and I said, but I still had a part in doing wrong regardless of what he did. Me, as a Christian, should have immediately reprimanded this young man and walked away; however, I didn’t.  I could not live with myself and even told them what I had purchased for him ~ $1 or a million dollars is still a big deal and I treated it as such.

The store manager said I would not be evicted from the store; but she asked me to make a promise that I would never do that in her store again or anyone else’s. I looked her in the eye and said, “I promise, I will never do that in your store or anyone else’s.  I need to be mindful of my morals and values before I correct anyone about theirs.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) delivers from death. Proverbs 10:2 AMP

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