The Good News

I was broke after buying this car and I was in need of gas. I didn't realize that the car was halfway to empty until I left the dealer ship. It behooves me how you can plop down thousands of dollars but they can't afford to fill the car up. At any rate I can't be too mad with them cause I should have caught it. At any rate so the closer I get to my house the lower the tank gets. So for the past few days I'd hussled every penny and dime I could. I'd spent my last little bit trying to fix the flat tire on my other car and I managed to get $5 to put into my new car. Well as everyone knows $5 doesn't get you much. In fact it got me two gallons of gas. But I'm still on "E".

Well Saturday evenings I go to church. The church services is held about 15 miles from my house and I knew that two gallons would be gone on the ride out there. So, I have a dilemma. Do I not go to church because If I do then I won't have any gas for the rest of the week? Or do I go and trust that God will make a way? So this morning I prayed for a while. I really wanted to go to church but I didn't not want to have any gas to get to work. I find it interesting that people will make a way to get to work but when it comes to God they cut corners. Then we wonder why when we need something from God he doesn't show up for us. I know my job is not more important than my faith so I resolved to go to church and see how the gas thing goes. I remember thinking that it would be nice to go to church and after have God speak a word to someone to bless me with $20 so I could get some gas.

As I was praying my Spirit started ministering to me about my pride. I received a word to call someone to borrow $20 dollars until Friday. So I get up the nerve to call a friend. I asked for $10 and she said that she had it. So I get in my car head over to her house and she hands me a sandwhich and two oranges along with an envelope. She said that she didn't have $10 and wanted to know if $20 would work. I told her it would and thanked her profusely. She looked at my car and said that we could still name it "Sugar". That was the name she'd given the Kia that I had. It was white in color my the Hyundai is blue. I told her that I'd been calling it "God's Gift".

As I left, I was feeling pretty good and on my way to church. I wasn't expecting anything but to hear a good word, which I got. After church I talked to some people on my way out. When I got outside there was a lady and her son standing outside of the church. I looked over and told them to have a blessed week and she walked over to me to give me a hug but then she slipped something that felt like paper in my hand. We continued talking about the goodness of God and Jesus being the reason for the season. No word was mentioned about what she'd given me although I knew what it was. I got in the car and looked at my palm and there lay a folded $20 bill. I had to praise the Lord. I hadn't spoken my need to anyone but God and the friend I'd called earlier. I knew that God must have placed it on her heart to approach me. It just amazes me how faithful God can be and I'm grateful that there are still people who hear God and are obedient to His word.