A Test

[Guardian Angel]

How many times in our lives, is it obvious that the Lord is testing us? This happened to me the other night when I went to Pep Boys to purchase some items there. Pep Boys had a sale on their Penzoil synthetic motor oil; if one buys 5 quarts along with a specific Fram oil filter, it would only cost approximately $28.00. I also bought a product used to clean fuel injectors which cost approximately $8.00. When I went to pay for these items, I was calculating in my head that the total cost should be somewhere around $36.00 plus tax. The cashier said the total was only $25.00. I looked at him kind of funny when he said this, and paid him the $25.00 and exited the store with my purchase. When I returned home, I looked at my receipt and realized that he had only charged me for one quart of motor oil, instead of five.
The next day I decided to return to Pep Boys and let the manager know that his cashier had made a mistake and that I owed the store some more money. When I explained the whole situation of what happened to the manager, he was so pleased that I was honest, that he said for me to have a nice day, and don't worry about the money. He said that he would just remove 4 quarts of oil from his inventory to make his inventory balance out.
I walked out of the store with a big smile on my face realizing that the Lord had just blessed me for my honesty.

 

[benedictaoo]

Stuff like that has happened to me so many times. Both on very large and small scales. I don't know about it being a test and all that.

 

[Guardian Angel]

Stuff like that has happened to me so many times. Both on very large and small scales. I don't know about it being a test and all that.

Well of course it is a test. We are given the choice to be honest or dishonest. We are free to choose either, with the resulting consequences attached to whichever path we choose.

If we choose to follow the Lord, there are blessings attached to that choice.

 

[HarryCovert]

A test? Always.
Luke 16:10

 

[stone]

Maybe that's just how the oil was rung up due to the promotion? Now your gonna have to go back and pay for the fuel injector cleaner.

 

[mark avery]

The truth could also be that you were blessed to receive the extra money to start with, such honesty tho is to many a real eye opener to many.(A real test of whether your actions were inspired or not could be if you spoke of our lord or not).