The amazing thing is, that trust in God is a game changer. It doesn't always work this way, but this week it has. Every time I pray that short little prayer two things have been happening. First the weight of the burdens is lifted from me as I place everything in His hands and remind myself that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord, this part happens every time and can happen for you too if you let go of the problem to Him while you pray and believe it to be so, that means you stop worrying about it. This second part is the part that doesn't always happen this way, this is the part that keeps shocking me because I am not expecting an immediate response, I am expecting to wait but seeing things happen almost immediately or the same day!
Through the course of the day that the engine went in my car we went from looking at a $4,000 repair, to looking for a new car because they couldn't find another engine. I kept believing that God had a plan for all of it, and I kept saying and praying it too. I did have moments where I would breakdown and get upset again because we didn't know what we were going to do, how we would pay for a new car. But then, I would remind myself of who God is, His promises, and I would dry my eyes and march on doing what I could while waiting on Him. And by the time 8pm rolled around that night, we got a call from my cousin who found us an engine and could get it put in all for a less than half of our first estimate, PRAISE THE LORD!
The Lord provided in away I couldn't have imagined after hearing from the garage earlier that day, they had assured us there were no engines around for our car. And today He has surprised me again. After getting the call from Enterprise that I was being charged an additional day, I was upset. I can't really afford another day, I had to put the car on my credit card as it is, which is something I'm trying not to do. I called my husband and explained to him what happened, and he wasn't very happy either. Then after I hung up the phone I started to cry again, and I prayed that prayer again. As I walked into the bathroom to clean my face off from the tears my phone rang.
It was Enterprise again, this time it was the representative who had helped us the day we rented the car. The lady on the phone explained the policy to me again and how and why I had to pay the extra money, the same as the first person. When I got the chance, I explained to her where my misunderstanding had come from in the first place, we realized that both of us were guilty of not fully listening to what the other had been explaining the day I rented from her. Being that she was the supervisor she decided not to charge me for the additional day anymore because she was partly at fault as well. PRAISE GOD!
There have been many other little blessings too during all of this, like friends and family who want to help, getting the medication worked out, and chance to spend some time with sister to make up for missing the concert. I am blown away and humbled thinking about all of this stuff that happened this week and how merciful and loving God is when you choose to trust Him during the difficult stuff. Everything that has seemed like it wasn't going to work out, has, and I am grateful. I hope today you can choose to give it up to God too, let go of the burden and allow God to work. I'm not promising that anything will happen instantly like it did for me this time, just that God will work it all out and you can find rest in that knowledge.
Psalm 46:1-3
1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.
Romans 8:28
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
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