Our Car Went Berserk

I am musing about...

How Our Car Went Berserk!

This past week I was out in Indiana visiting our daughter and family. It was a fun time doing fun things with the grandsons. At one point, I had a couple of them in the car with me. We had just enjoyed ice cream at the park and they were loaded back in their car seats. As I stepped on the break and pushed the ignition button, it acted wierd. Didn't start. Strange lights came on. Then went off. On again. Off again. Hmmmm. I tried again, Same thing...

A small voice came from behind. "Grandma, did you think about praying about it?" Good idea. We did. It started. "Thank you Jesus." And we were off for our next adventure.

Well, honestly, I did not give it any more thought after that. I must have passed it off in my mind as a "fluke."

Until last night. It happened again. In our church parking lot. It went berserk again. Lights flashing. Strange vibrations. Couldn't get it to start. Strangely (humbled to admit this...), we could not find our jumper cables. And this is really wierding me out. (We "always" keep them in a laundry basket in the back of the SUV. They were not there?? Did you borrow them? Just saying 😊)

But, long story short. The vehicle sits in the church parking lot as I speak. Uh, write. A tow is on the way. We are thankful for our warrenty in case it is more then a battery.

So what is the point to all of this?

There are several.

1. So thankful for the faith of a child which encouraged me to pray

2. Humbled to realize that our good intentions of being prepared (with jumpers), can go awry. Human we are. Oh yes!

3. Thankful for a warrenty plan.

4. Realizing how we take our "wheels" for granted, and how much we appreciate the gift of transportation, being able to go where we want, when we want.

God loves it when His children seek Him in prayer. (By the way, He did not start the car last night when I prayed, it must not be His will this time. I am thankful it was a faith booster for our grandson. God is good). He often reminds us of our weakness, our total dependance on Him as our own plans do not always work out like we expect. Thankful for the warrenty plan He provides in a true believer's life, that HE paid the price in full to provide a plan of eternal, undeserved salvation. Thankful for the MANY blessings that He provides. Every day, Blessings we so often take for granted!

That's it for now.

May you all be blessed with a good week....

Thanks for coming along on another little muse in our journey with Jesus!

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