God knows our needs

A poorly dressed lady with a look of defeat on her face, walked into a grocery store. She approached the storeowner in a most humble manner and asked if he would let her charge a few groceries. She softly explained that her husband was very ill and unable to work, they had seven children and they needed food.

He scoffed at her and requested that she leaves at once.
Visualizing the family needs, she pleaded: "Please, sir! I will bring you the money just as soon as I can."
He told her he could not give her credit, since she did not have a charge account at his shop.

Standing beside the counter was a customer who overheard the conversation between the two. He walked forward and told the grocer that he would stand surety for whatever she needed for her family.

The merchant asked in a very reluctant voice, "Do you have a grocery list?"
She replied, "Yes sir."

"Ok," he said, "put it on the scales and whatever it weighs, I will give you that amount in goods."

She hesitated a moment then, reaching into her purse, she took out a piece of paper and scribbled something on it. Her head bowed, she carefully laid it on the scales which amazingly went and stayed down.

Staring at them, the grocer slowly turned to the customer and begrudgingly said, "I can't believe it."
The latter smiled and the grocer started putting the goods on the other side of the scales. They did not balance; so he continued to put more and more groceries on them until they would hold no more.

In utter disgust, the man finally grabbed the piece of paper and looked at it with even greater amazement. It was not a grocery list, it was a prayer which said: "Dear Lord, you know my needs and I am leaving this in your hands."

Standing there in stunned silence, the grocer gave her her ‘shopping bag’. She thanked them and left the store. The other customer paid the bill, saying: "It was worth every penny of it. Only God Knows how much a prayer weighs."

I did not write this story. I can’t even remember how I bumped onto this marvellous illustration. I just felt that someone might need to (re)read it and hear it echo in his spirit today.

God Alone knows the weight of a prayer and He has promised to gloriously supply ALL our needs according to His riches (they are inexhaustible). With Him as a Father and Christ Jesus as Lord, we shall not want.

Have a wonderblessed day!