I used to have an old car that would leave you stranded at the most inopportune times. It would never fail that when I really needed to be somewhere, it would really need to break down. The one thing you could depend on about that car was that it was completely undependable.
We worked on it, replacing various parts, chasing wiring, troubleshooting codes, etc but never straightened it out. We probably spent more time, blood, sweat and tears than the old car was ever worth. Eventually, I figured it was time we had something better. But, we had no money - we had spent it trying to fix the lemon.
Today's word is just something I came across some time ago and that I have subtracted from/added to, which says, "As much as you want to plan your life, it has a way of giving you something unexpected and better than you ever had planned - that's GOD!"
We didn't really have the money to purchase another vehicle but we certainly couldn't keep pouring money down the money pit that was the lemon. So, we prayed about it, decided on what we thought we could do, and we bought an old car at an auto auction for $400. I didn't expect it to last long or to take us very far but maybe it would get us through. We drove that car 58,000 miles, even to Ohio and back, and it never left us stranded.
The lemon was a much better looking car, a much prettier car, but it was nowhere near the vehicle as the one we replaced it with. Sometimes, we think we have it all worked out but something changes our plans. Often times, that change is even better than anything we could have ever thought for ourselves, like a $400 car that carried us through - that's GOD!
Be Blessed,
Mickey T
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