I haven't blogged in a while because I've been so busy at work and trying to go to school, and still manage to be mom and sleep, but I thought I would share just how good God is with you all one more time....
Have you ever just had one of those days when you think nothing else could possibly go wrong? Well last friday was definitely one of those for me, but God is still faithful. Lol that has been my stepping stone, my water when I'm thirsty, my bread when I am hungry, my hand to dry my tears, my peace to calm my fears, my friend when I'm alone...you get the point..God is still faithful...Okay so back to what I was saying. It's amazing how God will place people in our lives just when we need them most. Well it started out as a typical morning for me, you know the usual wake up get my son ready for school and that drama, well I got him to school and was talking to his teacher at daycare for the longest then I realized the time and was like 'I gotta run.' It was about ten til eight I had to go to class at ten and I was trying to make a few stops before I had to get to class, so I hugged my little one and walked out the door to my car to pull on the handle and realize that my door was locked. NOOOO...my first response was ok this is not happening so I walked around and checked all the other locks and what do you know they were ALL LOCKED. At this point I'm borderline freaking out because I have a spare, but it was in my purse that I never carry...in my car. My next thought was to call pop-a-lock and then I remember that they charge and I only has seven dollars to my name...Grrrr. by this time I was ready to cry. I walked back inside and tried to call my baby's father hoping he could come pick me up and at least take me to school but he didn't answer. I tried calling another friend but they couldn't help either what I didn't do was pray...first mistake. Well my ghetto, hood side kicked in and I decided to try to pop my own lock with a wire clothes hanger...wow I know. Another one of the parents from the daycare stayed outside with me and tried to help. We began talking as I was trying to pop my lock, I got pretty darn close too mind you except this was one of those new school hangers not the old school rough hangers so it really wasn't working. I just began telling her how I was so frustrated with everything, and that it seems like the harder I try the harder things get. She quickly reminded me that God sometimes has to test our faith, while repeating to herself Lord help her. I was still getting upset and about ready to give up, and then a cop car passed by. In my heart I wish he would have stopped, but he didn't...again I didn't pray. About five minutes after still fumbling with this raggedy clothes hanger on the verge of tears I turn around and the cop was pulling in the parking lot. Thank you Jesus I thought. He of course asked the obvious 'you lock your keys in your car?' I wanted to say 'no I just like getting in my car the hard way' but I didnt. So he told us he had someone coming. Not long after a wrecked showed up. The lady looked at the cop and asked 'don't they charge?' The cop replied 'not this one' and he popped my lock in about a half a second. I was irritated cause I spent twenty minutes trying with no success to do what he did in a millisecond, but I was overjoyed. I turned back to the lady who stayed with me the whole time and she smiled at me and said 'see God is good' She hugged me and told me to hang in there God was going to take care of me. I of course started crying, and she also told me that she had been praying the whole time..she was a preacher's wife. Look at God!!! Even in my time of distress He knew how to place someone there that would remind me that He is still God, and He can do all things. I thanked her dried my tears and left. I made my few stops and began my journey to school. I was below the empty line, but I was going to try to make it to school anyway. I got almost to the Almeda exit on 610 when my car began to stall...AAaaaah...Luckily I hadnt passed the exit or wasn't in between exits. I coasted off the exit ramp and made it all the way to the gas station before my car completely cut off...Thank you God. I put my little seven dollars in the tank. Hey it was all I had, and I thanked God for letting me get that far.What a day! Not to mention I still had to go to both of my jobs!! I could have been completely upset at this whole ordeal, but I am actually thankful. Once again God showed me that He is God and that He can do whatever He wants to, when He wants to, How He wants to. It also showed me that I have a tremendous amount of favor with Him. I can't lie and say that I don't get frustrated with what He is doing because I do, but it is in those times that I have to stop and look at the whole picture. That could've ended differently. I could had to figure out how to get money to pay someone to pop my lock, or ran out of gas in the middle of two exits, but I didn't. We have to learn to thank God even when it seems like things are going downhill because those are the times that He is testing our faith and trust in Him. This showed me that I need to trust Him more and not doubt His word. He is Jehovah Jirah and I'm a living witness of it. There is none like Him. Trust Him at His word, believe that He will do just what He says, and you too will have no hesitation saying "God is STILL faithful
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