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| THE PERFUME BLESSING |
I believe strongly in seed time and harvest – you reap what you sow – what goes around comes around – and
any other way you can state it. I believe that whatever I give will be returned to me, multiplied.
It is like a garden – if I plant flower seeds in the garden, I reap many flowers back. I have lived my life this way for
a long time – at least 26 years - so it is just too late to tell me this doesn’t work!
I also believe that it is OK to have “stuff” – those things so many Christians get bent out of shape over. You know
– nice homes, nice cars, the best clothes, perfume, and beauty products. God is such a wonderful, generous,
loving Father and He takes very good care of me. It really is OK with Him for you to have the best – as long as
that best doesn’t have you.
What do I mean by that? Well, if I have something and God says, “I want you to give that to so-n-so” and I freak
out and say, “BUT GOD! That’s mine! It is my last one! What am I (me, myself, and I) going to do if I give that
one away?” That means whatever "it" is, it owns me.
So here is a little story of how He takes care of me.
I was cleaning my closet one day – closet being half-bath, hanging clothes, storage, and a makeup area my
husband built for me. I am a TJ Maxx addict so when I come across great sales items, I usually purchase more
than one. Thus was the case of one of my favorite colognes, Ma Griffe.
So I hear God say to me (I don’t mean I heard an audible voice – just that knowing inside), “I want you to send
that bottle of Ma Griffe to Carolyn.” See above paragraph 4, lines 2, 3 and 4 for my reaction. I mean, at that
time, it was hard to come by this cologne, this was my last bottle and I did NOT want to give my last bottle away.
But, I finally caught myself, repented and said, “I’m sorry, God. I trust You and I will send this to her.” So I did.
A week or so later, I was in Branson, Missouri and had stopped at an outlet store to pick up something for my
son. I was preparing to leave the parking lot and felt this urge to stop in a store I’d never gone into before. I didn’
t recognize the name on the awning and thought to myself, “Nah, I don’t want to stop in there.” But the feeling
wouldn’t go away so I parked the car and walked over to the store.
As I got nearer to the store, I saw a newer sign –one I recognized – a relatively famous outlet mall perfume store.
I wandered in, not really thinking about buying anything.
They were having a sale. I don’t mean they were having a little bitty sale – no. They were having a “we have to
clean the store out and make room for newer stuff” sale and it was Week #3 of the sale. That means that while
the cologne and lotion bottles were picked over, what was left was very inexpensive.
I still didn’t get it yet. I began looking through the bottles on the counter and came across – could it be? YES! A
large bottle of Ma Griffe. HEY – another one – then more. The next counter had smaller bottles, too. When I tell
you I grabbed them all, don’t think I was crazy, OK? I always purchase more than I need because it gives me
enough to share with others…. but that’s another ramble!
Here is the deal: I paid $4.00 for the small bottles and $8 for the large ones. To put that into perspective, I
usually pay $40 for the large bottles. I had hit perfume heaven – nirvana! And I know exactly Who I owed this
great deal to – and yes, I sure did give Him the thanks, glory and honor for leading me to those deals. Imagine if
I hadn’t send that bottle to my friend. I would have missed the harvest on my "seed" planted. I truly believe I
would never have felt the tugging to walk into that perfume store. I would have missed it!
God is a good, good, good God! It is time for the world to know it!
Jesus Rambling Copyright © 2006 Nan C Loyd
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
any other way you can state it. I believe that whatever I give will be returned to me, multiplied.
It is like a garden – if I plant flower seeds in the garden, I reap many flowers back. I have lived my life this way for
a long time – at least 26 years - so it is just too late to tell me this doesn’t work!
I also believe that it is OK to have “stuff” – those things so many Christians get bent out of shape over. You know
– nice homes, nice cars, the best clothes, perfume, and beauty products. God is such a wonderful, generous,
loving Father and He takes very good care of me. It really is OK with Him for you to have the best – as long as
that best doesn’t have you.
What do I mean by that? Well, if I have something and God says, “I want you to give that to so-n-so” and I freak
out and say, “BUT GOD! That’s mine! It is my last one! What am I (me, myself, and I) going to do if I give that
one away?” That means whatever "it" is, it owns me.
So here is a little story of how He takes care of me.
I was cleaning my closet one day – closet being half-bath, hanging clothes, storage, and a makeup area my
husband built for me. I am a TJ Maxx addict so when I come across great sales items, I usually purchase more
than one. Thus was the case of one of my favorite colognes, Ma Griffe.
So I hear God say to me (I don’t mean I heard an audible voice – just that knowing inside), “I want you to send
that bottle of Ma Griffe to Carolyn.” See above paragraph 4, lines 2, 3 and 4 for my reaction. I mean, at that
time, it was hard to come by this cologne, this was my last bottle and I did NOT want to give my last bottle away.
But, I finally caught myself, repented and said, “I’m sorry, God. I trust You and I will send this to her.” So I did.
A week or so later, I was in Branson, Missouri and had stopped at an outlet store to pick up something for my
son. I was preparing to leave the parking lot and felt this urge to stop in a store I’d never gone into before. I didn’
t recognize the name on the awning and thought to myself, “Nah, I don’t want to stop in there.” But the feeling
wouldn’t go away so I parked the car and walked over to the store.
As I got nearer to the store, I saw a newer sign –one I recognized – a relatively famous outlet mall perfume store.
I wandered in, not really thinking about buying anything.
They were having a sale. I don’t mean they were having a little bitty sale – no. They were having a “we have to
clean the store out and make room for newer stuff” sale and it was Week #3 of the sale. That means that while
the cologne and lotion bottles were picked over, what was left was very inexpensive.
I still didn’t get it yet. I began looking through the bottles on the counter and came across – could it be? YES! A
large bottle of Ma Griffe. HEY – another one – then more. The next counter had smaller bottles, too. When I tell
you I grabbed them all, don’t think I was crazy, OK? I always purchase more than I need because it gives me
enough to share with others…. but that’s another ramble!
Here is the deal: I paid $4.00 for the small bottles and $8 for the large ones. To put that into perspective, I
usually pay $40 for the large bottles. I had hit perfume heaven – nirvana! And I know exactly Who I owed this
great deal to – and yes, I sure did give Him the thanks, glory and honor for leading me to those deals. Imagine if
I hadn’t send that bottle to my friend. I would have missed the harvest on my "seed" planted. I truly believe I
would never have felt the tugging to walk into that perfume store. I would have missed it!
God is a good, good, good God! It is time for the world to know it!
Jesus Rambling Copyright © 2006 Nan C Loyd
All rights reserved. Used by permission.