Experience of Christ in Shopping

Shopping is what I generally do not like to do at all. I only go shopping with my wife to buy family essentials once a month. Or when there was a need to buy something important, I would go to the shop to get what was needed. But this time in the proofreading service I had to accompany some sisters to take them shopping. It was my duty to take care of the sisters. Though I did not want to go shopping since it was my duty to take care of the sisters, I needed to go along with them. This definitely was not an enjoyment for me, though some sisters may love it, to me it was just an experience I had to endure. 

Within a span of four weeks, I had to go shopping multiple times at different shops and shopping malls in Bengaluru. Sincerely, it was not my choice nor my desire, but it was simply a discharge of responsibility. I took that as a lesson of faithfulness in taking care of the ones I was serving with. Therefore, I denied myself and experienced the cross to deny myself to take care of the sisters.

While the sisters were shopping in a mall I could only walk around and see whatever things were available. Sometimes, I simply stand at a bookstand and read the books on display to pass the time.  At times, I considered if there was anything I could buy for myself or for my family and spent time researching some products. In that way, I could exercise myself not to waste time but learn to experience the Lord even in such a situation that was not favorable to me.

It was altogether a new experience. Sometimes, the Lord led me to do things I did not like to do. Yet, I still had to do it out of faithfulness. Thank the Lord for this experience! The Lord is perfecting me to do things that I do not generally like to do too. These are experiences. One day, these experiences will become my enjoyment too.