Being a levis member, you are entitled to a 1-time 25% off purchase during your birthday month. so last sunday, bought 2 pair of jeans. the size wasn't right (for him) so i had to go down to exchange it.
Met up with my friend who wanted to get some stuff from bodyshop. yes if you are smart, there is also a 1-time 20% off purchase during your birthday month..haha. she wanted to get a blusher but ended up spending more than 70 bucks worth of merchandise. well, the service was really commendable.
That's not what i want to share. my friend's younger sister joined us much later after her manicure. I haven't seen her for ages. now a mother of two (with 1 inside her tummy), she looked like my friend with the amount of weight she put on during her pregnancy. just for a bit of history, she has the perfect figure in schooldays, slender and tall. Found out some time ago that she had become a christian. Continued our shopping for a while till she said she had a craving for ice-cream. We sat down, took our orders and began to chat. There, she shared about her relationship with her in-laws, married life etc.
Another bit of history about her...despite having really good results, she was rebellious too. My friend used to tell me this sister of hers did almost every unthinkable "bad" stuff during her teenage years. But throughout our conversation, I saw changes from her. Post-natal blues got her after the birth of her 1st daughter and was plunged into depression. It was her bro-in-law who took her to church that she slowly got out of it. Now, a regular church-goer, she relates how her relationship with GOD brought her happiness and taught her how to be more loving. She no longer used to be what she was, not so self-centred, she cared about people and their feelings. How she disapproved of some of the things her mother-in-law do, but deep inside she knew it was out of good intention.
Deep inside my heart, i was really rejoicing. I cannot fully relate my feelings and emotions at that moment. All I can say is that GOD works miraculously and I can see that HE is penetrating into the families of my friends. But yet on the other hand, I am ashamed of myself not being a devoted christian, not sharing the good news with my friends and loved ones. Because I do not feel myself proficient in GOD's teachings but I am sure He will used me in other ways.
But yet some things about her unchanged. Her sharp tougue, witted mind and quick thinking. We took train home and it was crowded but nobody gave up seat for her. She told me of an incident. On a trip home on train, as her tummy was big, she had to walk slowly. This guy, on seeing that, rushed to occupy the only seat in the train. A kind malay auntie sitting next to this guy offered her seat to her. She was disgusted when the guy took out a Bible (she wasn't a christian then). To digress abit, as christian, we always need to watch what we do or say. We have to walk with GOD, to do things as what Jesus would do. If not, we'll be giving out the wrong signal like this guy. We, ourselves, are living testimonies of our faith.
Anyway, my friend asked her sister what would she do now if the same thing happened? She answered bashfully, saying "Bro, you must be God-loving so share your love (seat)"!! We laughed.