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WHAT'S MY QUARTER? AUTHOR SHARI TVRDIK "You're not going to believe the story behind this quarter! "
My sister Joanne stood in the grocery store isle holding up a quarter as if it were a piece of gold. We had bumped into one another at the store, both in a mad holiday rush with no time to talk. "Remind me to tell you all about it when we have a chance to catch up." she said. Three days later we sat together, coffee in hand and sure enough, the quarter was the first thing I wanted to hear about. "I believe the Lord has been stretching my giving and obeying abilities and He is using a quarter to do it!" Joanne shared with me. "It all started when I felt the Lord leading me to leave my quarter in the shopping cart at Aldi." She said. She was referring to a local grocery where you had to insert a quarter into the cart in order to use it. "I truly did not want to part ways with that quarter." She continued. "I never carry cash, and especially not coins. I have one quarter that I continually use for the Aldi carts. I know exactly where it goes when I leave the store and I always have it on hand." And then she added, for drama sake, "There is nothing worse than arriving to Aldi WITHOUT YOUR QUARTER." I laughed because I knew from personal experience, exactly what my sister was talking about. Without my quarter I've had to either wait near the cart rack and awkwardly beg a stranger to give me their cart as they are returning it, or drive to an ATM, collect my cash then drive back to the store and ask for change. A lot of hassle in order to begin my shopping. Joanne went on to tell me about her struggle to obey the Lord's gentle command to her. She explained her main fear was she would forget to replace the quarter and wind up quarterless at the store the following week. "Then I believe the Lord spoke to my heart again saying, "Do you not believe I could provide a quarter for you next time you need one?'" In the end, Joanne reluctantly left the quarter inside the coin slot of the cart. "Now, why was this such a big deal for me? She asked. "How could I not willingly obey such a harmless instruction from my Heavenly Father? The following week as Joanne approached the grocery store she realized she had forgotten to replace that quarter. Annoyed with the whole situation she proceeded to go through the hassle of driving to find change at a fast food place. "I was feeling frustrated when I arrived back AGAIN to Aldi. As I walked up to the cart rack with my quarter from the fast food place in had, I noticed the first cart in line had a quarter sticking out of the slot! I stood there in shock, remembering the Lord asking me if I believed HE could provide a quarter. It was as if He was right there smiling as I discovered His provision." Her excitement in the story was contagious. I could sense she had truly experienced a precious lesson from the Lord. "And it didn't stop there!" Joanne said. "Since then, quarters continue to surprise me, showing up in the most unlikely places. I've never had so many quarters. It's almost funny! " A joyful grin splashed across her face. "God continues to provide quarters to remind me that obedience is the very best way to show that I believe! " Her final words struck my heart. She was right. It is the very best way. My sister's quarter story has been on my mind this week. It has agitated my heart in a good and growing kind of way. What is my quarter? I wonder. Do I believe that He provides for me? And finally, Am I willing to find out?
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