Rude waitress!

[benshelpmeet]

Dear brothers and sisters,

The other night Benjamin my son wanted to take me out to dinner at Mikes Catfish Cafe' for the best chicken I've ever had. I was excited but I remembered that last time we had a rude waitress. When we got there they seated us at a table and guess who was our waitress?!!! Yes her... Well I was wondering how much an extra piece of chicken (for Caleb) would cost. She said with a frown ''1 piece of chicken!'' I said ''yes'' she said'' 5.87'' I said ''5.87 for one piece of chicken'' she said with frowning face '' Yes.'' I said ''forget the piece of chicken...'' I went up front and asked about the outragious chicken price, they said ''no it's only 1.00.'' I asked for another waitress. They gladly gave me a sweet waitress. Later the manager came out to see what was the matter he was very sorry he said there have been other complaints, and that she will be dealt with.

When I got home that night I opened my little devotion book and started to read....

The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.
Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness,and meekness, withlongsuffering,forbearing oneanother in love.-- Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving oneanother, even as God for Christ sake hath forgiven you.--The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,without partiality, and without hypocricy.--Charity suffereth long, and is kind
In due season we shall reap, if we faint not.-- Be patienttherefore, breathren, unto the comming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patients for it, until he recieve the eairly and latter rain. Be yealso patient; stablish your hearts:for the comming of the Lord draweth nigh....Gal.5:22 Ex. 34:6 Ep. 4:1,2 Ep.4:32 Ja.3:17 1 Co. 13:4 Gal.6:9 Ja.5:7,8

The coviction of the Lord fell on me and the Lord said I want you to bless her and pray for her. And I wanted to bless her and pray for her. I become so excited about what the Lord asked me to do. I could see it in my minds eye a large very pretty very frilly gift bag special stickers for her really nice card and all kind of goodies for her bag.Something spiritual, something sweet for the taste buds (chocolate), etc...

I shared with my husband what God had done in my heart and he was all for it ( I knew he would be.) So the following night he took me to the store I bought her a nice stuffed animial, I got her a GIANT 1/2 lb Hersheys candy bar, some strawberry candys, a bath puff, some shower gel, lotion, body spray,and bubble bath, a book ..''101 things that God thinks about you'',Whitmans candys in a nice tin can, and a nice card. I think thats all. In the card I told her'' The Lord told me to bless her, that when I got home and read my devotion the Lord told me that God loves all, and He's merciful and that if I'm upset with someone I'm supposed to bless them and pray for them. With great joy I give you these gifts. I hope you like them. May the Lord bless you. Thank you for giving me the oppertunity to open my heart in Christian Love. Jesus loves you and so do I. If you need a friend call and I left my #'' I put a copy of the devotion in her card.The card said '' Trusting God completly, means having faith that He knows what is Best for your life. You expect Him to keep His promises, Help you with problems, and Do the impossible when neccessary. You and the details of your life, are in the hands of a, Faithful, Loving, Miricle - Working God... What is best for you is what he has planned for your life. ending with Your in my thoughts and Prayers.

We went hurrying over to the Mikes Catfish Cafe' just to find she wasn't there when we went to leave the van stalled and would not start back up we were 40 min away from home with no one to call for help a nice young man took us home we wittnessed to him because he's probably who God needed us to talk to. Bro. Ben took off work and is there right now with that young mans macanic friend trying to fix the van. The Lord will have us witness to him as well.

Bro. Ben just called they can't get the van to start they already replaced a part and it didn't work. Please pray that they will be able to fix it soon and for l;ittle money. We do not have another vehicle and were a family of 10 so it is not so easy getting another vehicle.

Also I'll let yall know how it went when I give her the gift.

The Lord has been so good to me to show me what to do and give me joy while doing it. Next time I go to eat there I'm going to ask for her to be our waitress.

[benshelpmeet]

We got home late tonight. Brother Ben took a half a day off and tryed to get the van fixed but to no avail. Our van is still broke down they can't find the problem. Two machanics replaced two parts and it's still broke. Oh well!

Then he came and got me so we could drop off the gift bag. I tryed to give the waitress the gift bag but she left early. We took Bens work van it's only a two seater. We really need a working van. We have another church meeting next Sunday.

Bro. Ben is going to take me back in his work van tomarrow night to give her the gift bag I'll let you know if she was blessed or not. Eaither way I care for her and I know the Lord loves her.

Please be in prayer about all of this. ~ sister Darlene ~

[benshelpmeet]

I forgot to take her gift bag out of Bro. Bens work van last night and her Giant candy bar melted, her tin of Whitmans chocolate candys and her strawberry candys. I'll have to buy more...

I just realized while looking on a calendar that I read the wrong devotion! I had the wrong date in my mind that night and I read one for two days ahead. I went back and read two days before the wrong date. Which was the correct date and this is what it said....


This is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on hiim, may have everlasting life.--Whatsoever we ask, we recieve of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
My yoke is easy, and my burden is light.-- If ye love me keep my commandments, andkeepeth them, he it is that loveth me:and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,and the man that getteth understanding.-- Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.--Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.--I delight in the law of God after the inward man.
This is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another.-- Love worketh no ill to his neighbor : therefore love is the fulfilling of the law......1 John 5:3 Jno. 6:40 1 Jno. 3:22 Mat. 11:30 Jno. 14:15,21 Pr. 3:13 Ps. 119:165 Ro. 7:22 1 Jno. 3:23 Ro. 13:10

Can you believe it, that was so good! That was right on the same convicting avenue of thought. The Lord is continuing the teaching in my heart. I hope shes there tonight when I go. I can hardly wait to be a blessing to her.

[benshelpmeet]

Her name is Jessica Baily, at the catfish restaurant they call her little Baily. because her older sister works there.

Last night when I walked in with her'' Big frilly gift bag'' the other waitresses could not find her. They finially found her. She came over saw me holding that gift bag and put on the Biggest prettiest smile. she was beaming. She's a very beautiful girl I never new she had such a pretty face and smile, shes always had a frown and been grumpy. I said '' I brought you a Blessing" she promptly replied '' you didn't have to '' I said I know I wanted to '' I said I hope your having a good evening, I told her how I tried two nights in a row to come and give her the gift, and how our van stalled and wont start. '' I told her how glad I was that she was there to night and that I hope she likes her gifts. Still beaming and smileing from ear to ear she said '' Thank you so much '' Then I hugged her and said have a nice evening '' I started walking away then quickly turned to her and said '' Oh by the way next time I come here I want you to be my waitress. She smiled even bigger. My heart was so full it could have burst.

Please pray for this sweet girl. I'm going to try and be a blessing and a friend to her every time I see her. You never know what the Lord will do with her life. Thats what it's all about redeeming lost souls and lives for Christ. No matter what the cost. We are to humble our selves and be a light to this sin sick world. we know the cure '' The Precious Blood Of Jesus ''


Love, ~ sister Darlene ~ Hebrews 11:6

[debelynne]

Darlene...What an awesome example of a christian doing the will of God...wow if we all could reach out to others this way...I am so guilty of being angry at others for the way they have treated me...I can only pray that from this day forward that I can treat people the way Jesus would have...thankyou for your testimony...Love ya...Debbie

[benshelpmeet]

Dear Debbie,

My flesh would behave much differant than my spirit. My goal is to let my spirit over ride my flesh. I have to do the hard thing and just trust that God knows best, and he does.

I love you and I'm lifting you up in my prayers dear friend and sister.

[Tyler's Helpmeet]

I know this post is years old but it was a very timely lesson. Yesterday I had to deal with the most annoying situation at the check out when I went to buy a boat load of dish soap. The cashier seemed to be clueless and did the transaction in the most backwards and inefficient way possible. I was annoyed, the bag boy was annoyed, the others in line were annoyed.

Next time this happens instead of grumbling and complaining about the cashier I will have to pray for them!

[meadowflower]

What a wonderful thing to do! Is there an update to this story?