Not taking anything for granted has a much deeper meaning for me this week than it did last week. My friend of rootedingraceandgratitude.wordpress.com and I decided to do a 12 week writing challenge. Last Sunday I was so excited but I honestly had no idea how to start writing on the topic we chose for the first week. Then Thursday happened!
I was traveling to the orthodontist’s office for my daughter’s appointment when about forty miles from our destination, my car broke down. I can’t help but think why did it happen then? Was God saving me from a worse catastrophe? Was He preventing me from getting further down the road to a wreck? I may never know the answer to those questions until I reach the other side of the pearly gates and I’m sure they won’t be the most burning questions I have then. I’m pretty certain I’ll be more enthralled by the glory of my God to be concerned with why my car had to break down.
I don’t know if those types of questions will be okay or not but celebrating with God will be top on my list. I pray when I reach the other side I’ll have learned from this life how not taking anything for granted is so very important, even if it’s the worst possible situations. To begin with, my car is dead but my child and I are safe. That car has gotten me through many years and to many places and those were blessings all in their own right.
Sure I’m having anxious emotions because I’m without a vehicle but I have a very generous father-in-law who allows my husband to use his truck. I also have a sweet friend who offered to let me use her extra vehicle until mine is fixed. Perhaps, this is what God had in mind for me. Perhaps, I was to learn how to accept help and not take for granted my family and friends. So accepting help from my uncle is what I did and I’m using his spare car until my husband can fix mine.
No matter the reason I’m going through this trial I’ll be appreciative and although I’m not exactly happy about it I’m holding onto my joy. I don’t want fear to take up residence in my heart so my battle will reside in the Word!
Paula Jean is the founder of Krafty Koncessions, a Christian lifestyle blog where faith meets creativity. She writes about prayer, overcoming, and walking closer with Christ.
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