He’d had to pull a lot of strings to get the sales force at the furniture store to tell her they were out of stock and even unable to sell the display model. He hoped it had made her happy. She didn’t have nearly enough happiness in her life.If she’d only return to God, contentment could be hers. He knew firsthand that just because you walked with Christ didn’t mean you had it easier. Not hardly. Truth be told, he figured it was harder because of the striving to do what’s right all the time. Probably because Christians tried to do it all on their own strength, instead of relying on God’s. But, as Gary reminded himself, this earth was not home for Christians. It was the promise of eternal life that brought such contentment in a Christian’s soul.It wasn’t as if Monique didn’t believe in God—she’d said she was mad at Him. Maybe now was the time to witness to her more, to help her see she needed to talk to God and work out her feelings.He silently prayed for just that as he dropped Bob off at the motel, then headed to the station.
