Glasses

I was weed whacking at the local disc golf course Thursday when all of a sudden my glasses exploded. Well, they fell apart anyway.

I had been limping along with the right temple gone for several weeks. You see I had eye surgery a couple of weeks ago and my appointment for a new prescription is still two weeks out. And I'm cheap. Thrifty, as my mom would say. We're Scottish you know.

Anyway, I somehow managed to drive over to the eyeglass place in town (looking through only one lense) without running anyone over.

The following is a story of a servant's heart.

"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. ⁴Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. ⁵Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 2:3-5

I recognized the lady behind the counter. She had helped me several times in the past whenever a random branch in the woods ripped the glasses off my face and bent them up. This time was no different.

I told her my ideal plan - to turn my OLD glasses into work glasses and then come back in three weeks and order NEW glasses.

She took all the parts I gave her into the back room and then came out with a complete set of glasses. I tried them on and they fit perfectly (see picture above). They're not ideal but it was the only frame in the entire shop that fit AROUND my lenses. And then, when I asked her how much it would cost, she said, "30 bucks."

"What? That's it?"

And there you have it - the perfect scenaro, fulfilled. I came in wondering how I could possibly drive anywhere, and left feeling confident and overjoyed. That's the effect a good servant has on others.

I wonder. Does Jesus feel this good where we serve others in His name? I think He does. And I don't know if this lady is a believer or not. But she sure acts like one!

"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." - Colossians 3:17