Jumping To Conclusions

IllustrationStory★★★★

At the supermarket a woman noticed a man who seemed to be following her wherever she went. As she moved to each isle, there he was, smiling at her. Then she started wondering if he was interested in her. At the dairy counter, there he was again. Now she was beginning to feel a little uneasy. She quickly moved the cart to the cereal isle. Suddenly, she felt a tap on her shoulder. Turning around—it was him! He looked her straight in the eye and said, “Excuse me, but you have my cart.”

— Steve May

The point

A woman's jealous assumptions about a man following her are shattered when he simply asks for his shopping cart back.

Scripture

James 1:19

Audience

Adults

Tone

Humorous

To tell aloud

under a minute · 93 words

Subjects

Judgment Embarrassment Humility Humor

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