How does a tray of chicken nuggets make anyone so
happy? Here’s what happened. December is a different kind of month for our family. As jobs have varying pay
rates, December tends to bring us a more plentiful paycheck. And while more money can be a good thing, it
can also set up a struggle. What is the
right way to handle this extra money? It’s
the age-old man-versus-God tug-of-war. Man's selfishness. God's selflessness. Malachi 3 tells of the same predicament centuries ago. God explained that when people don't tithe, they're stealing. When they don't return 10 percent to the Lord, they're robbing
Him, and consequently a curse came upon the nation. Yet if they would change their ways and bring
the whole tithe to the storehouse, He would bestow blessing so immense they wouldn’t
have room to hold it. And that’s why I write today—to tell of the Lord’s faithfulness in not letting us wallow. Pressing us through our battle,
He put a pen in my hand and etched out a check, and our tithe for the extra income came to fruition. And very quickly He bestowed another blessing. My husband told me about an email we received
from Chick-fil-A offering a free tray of chicken nuggets. Now the word tray
implies a large quantity, so we were prepared it might be a misprint. Either way, big tray or small box, we decided to go. Soon the cashier hands me a tray of yummy chicken nuggets large enough to feed 8 people, and our eyes must have ogled and our feet must have frolicked in blessing. That’s $24 of chicken that cost us nothing
but the tenacity to press through temptation.
And why would the Lord use Chick-fil-A? Maybe because it’s one of my favorites. A tangible illustration of His faithfulness
to provide when we follow His word. God’s
grace fed us that day. More scrumptious than ever, those nuggets
warmed my heart.
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