It's a great deal - someone else's?

I had a bit of a revelation today - just because something is a good deal and I see it and like it and could use it - doesn't mean I need to get it.  It MIGHT be someone else's good deal - and if I buy it - I might be stealing the blessing from someone else.  :(  I certainly don't want to do that - I want to be used to bless others, not steal their blessings.


I had this "God breeze"(thank you FlyLady for the great wording!) while I was getting dressed and pulling out a pair of white sandals.  I have two pair that I love and wear often - both flats and very similar, but different enough that I wear them for different occasions.  While I was in Boise, I was at Fred Meyer in the shoe section, and they had a pair of BOC white sandals for $12 in my size.  It was a great deal and they are crazy comfortable shoes... but I already had two pairs of white flats.  I searched for another color that I needed - black or bronze would have been great - but none in my size.  I tried on a different size.  Not a good fit.  So then I agonized - do I get them?  It's a great deal and it's "only" $12... and I ended up leaving them there.


Then today as I was getting dressed and pulling out my white sandals, I realized - yes it was a great deal, but it might have been someone else's great deal!  If I had bought those sandals that I didn't really need, someone else would have been denied the excitement and blessing of finding their "great deal!"


I was reminded at church this weekend that I applied this knowledge to my "relationship shopping," meaning that just because he's a great guy, a godly man, and maybe has many qualities I'm looking for, it doesn't mean that he is the right fit for me.  I was willing to wait for God's perfect fit for me - and I'm incredibly thankful that I did!  I couldn't have engineered a more perfect fit if I had tried - and I did!  My sweetie is such a perfect fit for me in every way - we often marvel at the wisdom of God bringing us together - our puzzle pieces fit exactly.  <3


I will make it a point to be more mindful while I am out shopping to watch for MY great deals... the ones that fit me perfectly.  And those great deals that aren't quite right?  I'll know that I got to preview someone else's blessing!