the rest of the story

I used to listen to AM radio just to hear Paul Harvey's news and comments. He always has a spot where he says, "and now you know the rest of the story."

Well, to tell you the rest of the shoes dilemma, I decided to take the shoes back to store #3. There was a brief moment in which I thought

• what are they going to think if I tell them why I'm returning the shoes?
• what if store #1 doesn't have the other shoes in their storehouse now?

But right is right, so I went back to the mall.

No problems with the return. They gave me cash, and I headed off to store #1 (Finish Line) to see if my salesguy (Jeff) was on the floor. He was. He remembered me from yesterday--even the shoe model and the size I wanted.

I took a breath, and told him the story. It was kind of fun to talk about making some corrections to my behavior based on my convictions, and Jeff looked a little surprised.

He checked the computer for the shoes, and made a face. Between yesterday and today, the size that I need disappeared. Then Jeff dropped a blessing on me.

He sold me a pair of the new model--the ones that are not on sale--for the sale price.

I told Jeff that I am a youth pastor, and that if he ever needed a youth pastor, I am his man. He laughed!

And now you know...the rest of the story.

I don't know if there's a part three to the story, but I feel good about the course correction, and God blessed me with a new pair of shoes for the price of last year's model.

If you think about it, pray for Jeff today. Ask God to bless Jeff, and to make Himself known to Jeff.