Lord's Lotto

As my daughter and I drove to the supermarket to pick up some groceries, we passed a lottery billboard stating that $64 million was one ticket away from all of us.

My daughter wondered aloud what it would be like to win such a large sum of money. I mentioned that it's up to the Lord if we win the lottery. So, after we finished shopping we went up to purchase a new group of lotto tickets. While waiting for my new tickets to be purchased I placed my old tickets under a scanner that lets you know if you won or not.

One of my tickets said "Winner - See Retailer." The cashier looked a little stunned and told us we had four out of six numbers right on a previous lottery game. We won $85.00. Cool. Our grocery bill was $83.00.

As we walked out of to the car, I looked at my daughter with concern and said "I hope the Lord knew we were talking about winning the $64 million lotto, not 85 bucks from a previous one!"

We both laughed, grateful that we won anything at all. The Lord does have a sense of humor and if you don't ask for specifics, he'll fill in the blanks for you. We tithed 10% into the church collection on Easter and found that no one won the $64 million prize.

I knew I should have been more specific!

The lotto is up to $82 million now. I'll remember to be very detailed in my prayers next time. :)