I was reminded recently about a time when I was in the grocery store and the woman in front of me was having one of “those” days. She had three small children in (and out..and around) the grocery cart, was trying to bag her items and pay at the same time. When the cashier gave her the total, it didn’t take long to realize that she didn’t have enough money – she was about $20 short, actually. I could see her face start to flush as she dug in her purse and, as quickly and discreetly as I could, I passed her the $20. She thanked me, looked away and left as quickly as she could. After the woman left and while the cashier was ringing in my items, she said, “That’s the most generous thing I’ve ever seen anyone do!”
The point in me sharing this isn’t to draw attention to me giving the $20. I just did what I thought anyone would have done. It was just the right thing to do.
What I do want us to look at here is what the cashier said. Somebody giving $20 to a mom with 3 young kids is the most generous thing she has ever seen anyone do???? Are you kidding me???? Simultaneously, my heart broke and anger boiled.
I know there are a lot of good, generous people in this city – many of whom are Christ-followers. But if a cashier, working in a high traffic grocery store (who probably sees 100s of people come and go each day) says that this was the most generous thing she’s ever seen, I’m concerned. Deeply concerned.
But before I go too far off on this, I need to ask myself, how generous am I …really? This was easy – I just handed over a twenty. Who has God placed in my life that has needs I could be meeting? When was the last time I put my agenda aside and gave someone my time… my attention… my knowledge? When was the last time I put myself in a situation where God could really use me?
How generous am I? How generous are you?
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