The Pack of Nails

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  You shall remember all the way which Yahweh your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. Deuteronomy 8:2 WEB
  
  It was a hot day in the summer and I was helping an elder at our church to fix the roof on his house. He was a hard working man that had worked at the local grocery store for about thirty years. At noon, we went to the hardware store for more supplies, and a neighbor's boy who was about four years old rode along with us.
  
  While we gathered what we needed, the little boy imitated us and picked up a tiny pack of nails without us noticing. We paid the bill and drove back to the house, not knowing that the boy had walked out of the store with his own pack of nails that no one had paid for.
  
  When we arrived at the house, the elder saw that small pack of nails the boy had in his hand and in a near panic said, 'Oh God, we didn't pay for those!' So we jumped back in his truck and drove the five miles back to the hardware store to return that fifty cent pack of nails.
  
  It was not the nails that worried him. After walking with the Lord for decades, he recognized immediately that his character was being tested, and he would not compromise his character over a fifty cent pack of nails.
  
  One night at church, everyone was praying for the Pastor's wife who had developed stomach cancer. When this grocer reached out to pray for her, something that looked like static electricity shot out of his hands and into her body, and she was instantly healed. The cancer left her body and never returned. A simple, honest man, with great faith. James told us: "The effective, earnest prayer of a righteous man is powerfully effective' (James 5:16).
  
  God will use little tests like this to prove your character or faithfulness. He that can be trusted with a little, can be trusted with a lot. Often in life you will be tested to see what you are really made of, like someone giving you too much change back at a cash register. When this happens, do not trade your integrity for a shortcut. Turn the test into a testimony and don't fall for the trap. For who you are when no one is looking, is who you really are.
  
  Prayer: Heavenly Father I thank You for bringing me this far. Please give me the grace to get through this day and to walk in integrity. Fill me with Your Spirit and guide my steps. Help me make the right decisions, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
  
  Note: "if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land." (2 Chron 7:14). If you have a prayer need, we are here for you! We and the prayer team are ready to lift you up at our private prayer page: RHM Prayer Network
  
  
  

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