Now before I go any further, I want to make a disclaimer....(giggle)....this is the REAL me speaking. I'm learning that its okay to share my opinions, beliefs, etc on my blog. After all its my blog, and I can share if I want to. (giggle).
After posting the previous post on Sunday, and having the move looming over us, with a car that needed mechanical attention, movers coming yesterday, and hubby planning to drive last night in order to meet the movers today.....anyways, after posting that, and giving the matter over to the Lord, I've got a huge praise report.
When we went to church on Sunday a church member who works over at the mechanics said she'll call the mechanic and alert him of hubby's urgent need, and told hubby to have the car at the shop by 8 am. So that's what hubby did. He left the car there, and since we live in town, they gave him a courtesy ride back to the house. They planned on looking at the car first thing and then calling us. Now excuse me, for those who are mechanically minded, for my layman's terms of car trouble. It turns out that an elbow joint in the transmission was either loose or had broken and it was leaking transmission fluid from there. It was not at an easy spot to get to. But nevertheless, the mechanic knowing the urgency of our situation called us, informed hubby of the situation. He told hubby that he was having a part delivered ASAP and the car should be done by early afternoon! PRAISE THE LORD
Now the movers came on time, loaded hubby's stuff from the church, and then started on the house. We've moved several times, and so far this is the most efficient bunch of laborers we have seen. They took note of special requests, and worked hard. They took very brief breaks and we fed them a light lunch. They didn't want to get too full, and break their momentum. The whole loading procedure was done in about 5 hours for a church load/and a 3 bedroom house. That was the best time ever.
About a half an hour before the movers were done the mechanic called saying the car was done, and that they'd bring the car over to the house (as is their policy). They also told hubby that he could settle up the bill on another day as he is traveling back and forth between the two houses. That way hubby was able to finish loading the car and shortly after the movers were done for the day, hubby left for the new house. Praise the Lord.
Also it was supposed to rain/storm yesterday and today. The rain held off until just when hubby was leaving. The movers were gone by then, so all our stuff was dry. Now it was supposed to be raining today for the unloading but the rain and storms have come through yesterday evening and overnight and it looks for the unloading that hubby will have a dry spell before more storms this afternoon. Praise the Lord.
NOW (stepping on my soapbox)....this leads me to my point. The Lord has answered so many requests in the last 24-36 hours that I give HIM full praise.
I hereby declare, and always have, that I do NOT believe in luck. These events some (even Christians) would say that I/we were very lucky for the car to be fixed, to be delivered, and to have the rain hold off. phooey. I don't believe in luck. That was ALL God's working. Now to me, to believe in luck means one doesn't believe in God. There were many people over the past few weeks wishing us good luck in our new adventures. I cringe inwardly, especially when they come from mouths of Christians. I just have to give them to the Lord.
For me personally, what I have lived through in my life since I was a child and the many, many, many ways I have seen the Lord work in otherwise impossible situations...that's NOT luck...it's the Lord.
Yesterday was just one more example in almost a book full of personal examples of ways the Lord has come through and met needs.
OK, climbing down off of my soapbox. (giggle)
