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By Lele, Netherlands

Every housemaid is especially afraid that she will be rebuked or suspected by her employer when she breaks objects or something is lost in her employer’s house. But sometimes these are unavoidable, what should she do in the face of these situations? I had also been worrying about the situations before, but later, I found the way and therefore gained the trust of my employer.

Once I carelessly broke a cup while doing housework in my employer’s house. I was worried that she would blame me for my working casually and do a bad impression of me after knowing this thing, so I didn’t want to tell it to her. Moreover, there were many cups in her house; even though one was broken, she wouldn’t know. When I wanted to do so, I felt blamed in my heart. However, I didn’t still have courage to tell the truth. Thereupon I prayed for God to grant me the faith and strength in order to be an honest man. After I told the truth to her, I felt liberated. Not only did she not blame me, but she said: “It’s okay. A cup is inexpensive.”  https://reurl.cc/a9nMD

Before long, when I was clearing up the fridge and hastening to take the chicken out, I broke the drawer because the freezer had iced up thick. I felt nervous and worried in my heart. I thought: I made a mistake again, how should I explain this matter to my employer? I am so clumsy and don’t have any common sense. If she knows this matter, could she fire me? But then I thought: She normally doesn’t open the fridge and can’t find that out, so I don’t need to tell her this matter. In this way, I didn’t say that.

After being back, I felt blamed in my heart. Thereupon, I sought fellowship with my sister. Through our fellowship, I knew that there are lessons for me to study behind the environments God arranges every day and that through the practical situations, God asked me to enter into the truth of being an honest man. The Lord Jesus says: “Truly I say to you, Except you be converted, and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Mat 18:3). The Lord’s word specifically tells us that only honest people are those who are in line with God’s will. As long as we become as little children, we can be approved by God and finally enter into God’s Kingdom. Understanding God’s will, I decided to tell the truth to my employer.

However, I got anxious again on my way to work. What if she thought me too stupid and fired me when I told the truth? If I lost this job, where could I go and find a right one? I silently prayed to God in my heart: “Oh God! I want to be honest and pure like little children. Wrong is wrong, and I should bravely be liable for my fault. No matter what the result is, I’m willing to go act in accordance with the Lord’s teachings. May God grant me the faith and strength. Amen!”

Soon I arrived at my employer’s house and actively told the truth to her. Not only did she not blame me, but she taught me how to deal with these similar situations later. I truly thanked God’s guidance! Not only did I obtain release and freedom in my heart owing to practicing being an honest man, but I learned one aspect of common sense.

One day, my employer told me to go to the supermarket and buy vegetables. She worried that there was insufficient money in the wallet, so she gave me an extra 50 euros. But I didn’t use the money and as soon as I was back, I gave it back to her. And she told me to put her wallet on the cupboard. Three days later, when I was clearing upstairs, she came to ask me: “50 Euros in my wallet is missing. Do you know where it is?” She opened her wallet and show it to me. I was somewhat dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say. Thereupon I said in a quiet voice: “After I put it on the cupboard that day, I didn’t pay any attention to it. I don’t know.” At that time, no words could describe my feelings. My face burned and I thought: “The money is missing. She certainly suspects that I took the money because there is nobody else here. But I didn’t do that. I felt that even if I jumped into the Yellow River, I could not wash myself clean—there’s nothing I can do to clear my name.” I was very upset in my heart, and finally, my off-duty time came.

While I was on my way to my house, I was pondering this thing and silently praying to God in my heart: “O God! I know that things I encounter every day are permitted by You. Today You allow this environment to befall me, and there must be a lesson for me to study. I can’t avoid this situation but should bravely face it.” Then I thought to myself: The Bible says: “But let your communication be, Yes, yes; No, no: for whatever is more than these comes of evil” (Mat 5:37). I have said everything I need to. Even though she suspects I took the money or wants to fire me, I must obey God’s orchestrations and arrangements and calmly face this thing. As long as I do my job well and practice being an honest man according to God’s requirements, I don’t need to live in suspicion and afflict myself.

Later, my employer didn’t treat me with special consideration or fire me as a result of this. In the following days, when getting along with her, encountering the similar things, I always prayed to God and practiced being an aboveboard person in accordance with the Lord’s teachings.

Once, my employer would go back to Taiwan. Before leaving, she put the keys of the house under my custody and told me to go and clear her house every few days.  She said that she would pay my wages when she got back. I never thought that she should have such trust in me.

Thank God! It was the Lord’s teachings that made me understand the meaning of being an honest man and gave me the principles of my conduct. Acting according to the Lord’s word, I feel the peace and comfort in my heart, and gain the trust of others and satisfy God. All the glory be to God!

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