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The Power of a Voucher

The Power of a voucher




For the first time in 30 years I had 3 vouchers given to me as a Christmas gift from my husband. It felt great. For those who are more familiar with using the voucher may be thinking I am outdated or in a Kenyan context it would be 'mshamba'. But it doesn't matter as I got to enjoy the moment. This is money  inform of a paper that you need to present to a store and you get anything you want. I thought of everything that I would like to buy with those vouchers. I decided that I would use one voucher to buy something for myself, something unique, something ecstatic, something I have never seen, something wonderful. It is as if I wanted something that has been invented that day, something new, something that no one has ever seen. After all I wasn't going to be strict on the budget, as long as its price fell within the voucher amount I was o.k with it.


I chose this particular day after working half day to go shop. My hubby on the other side of the phone knew how excited I was. He looked forward to seeing what I was going to get for myself. After several many hours of going round the supermarket I went home. "And what did you buy for yourself", asked my hubby excitedly. "Nothing", I replied. "You mean nothing as in nothing, seriously?", he retorted. "Which woman goes to a store with a voucher with all things a woman can have in this world arranged on shelves of a supermarket, then comes out with nothing!", shouted my hubby. My hubby asked me what I wanted to buy that I didn't find and I told him I didn't know what I wanted to buy. I requested him to accompany me next time when I go shopping.

That was a day of fun. Being accompanied by my hubby. For Christmas he decided he was going to use one voucher to buy sweet stuff for himself. I decided the best for me to use the voucher is to buy house stuff like food, curtains etc. But the feeling of having a voucher closes out all the shopping worries. You are not restricted to how much you have in your wallet as long as you can use what is on your voucher. It brings out the feeling of freedom and peace within yourself.
That reminded me of the Power of the Love of God.  There is no greater love than the love God has for us, and with His love, everything is possible. We are secure knowing that as long as God loves us we are free from worries, from worldly insecurities.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4). 

We are confident to step out and do what God has in store for us because we believe however many mistakes we make, as long as we will come to Him and repent, He loves us too much that He will forgive us and put us back on the right track. When we know that God loves us we know we are protected that our footsteps are protected by Him and our steps are ordered by Him (Psalms 37:23-24).

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