Shots Fired!

This past Saturday was filled with excitement. I took a trip to Ndola to exchange USD for Kwacha while the exchange rate was still relatively high. I had put the money in my bag, done some shopping, and was waiting in my vehicle for the girls to finish their shopping.
While in the vehicle, a man (acting as a decoy) began to enter the rear of the truck. When I exited the vehicle to confront the man, he walked away. I realized something was up. I quickly noticed another man had reached through the vehicle window and taken my bag with all the money in it. I immediately pursued the man on foot at full speed - I yelled for the man to stop! At which point, he threw the bag in the air and took off running. I stopped to grab the bag hoping he didn't have the chance yet to grab the cash. Mean while, a police officer noticed the commotion and became involved shooting his rifle at the thief and then giving pursuit. The thief did get away. The bad news - he stole 2,000,000 kwacha. The good news, he did not get all the money (another 2,000,000 was available), and nobody was hurt! The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away - blessed be the name of the Lord!
You never really do understand why this stuff happens - but, we put our trust in the Lord and recognize His complete control as perfect and without mistake.
The commandment still stands (Exo 20:15) "Thou shalt not steal". Whole story is a good reminder not to store up treasures on earth, "where thieves break through and steal" - but to truly lay up treasures that will last for eternity, "where no thief approacheth".
Although the day was quite expensive, adrenaline is an amazing chemical!