Winning the Lottery and the Will of God

Imagine that you are a single mom, with maxxed out credit cards, and thousands of dollars in tuition bills. You are in a convenience store and you find a $10 bill. What would you do with the money?

This woman decided to buy lottery tickets, and wouldn't you know it, she won a million dollars! There are many, Christians included, who would rationalize such a purchase in light of the other pressing needs in her life.

Some would have purchased food, or medicine, or just treated themselves to a Slurpee or a cup of coffee, while mulling over their little, but good fortune. Maybe a few of us would have actually tried to find the person who lost the $10. But, she chose to buy lottery tickets.

What other options would she have had? What would you have done?