Have a Little Faith Here’s a great story a man tells about faith in God. Check it out.
Back a few years ago, we had three cars: a company car, my wife’s car, and a truck. I had a job where the company gave me a car every three years to use for work. I had purchased a truck for my own personal use. It came in handy because I used to cut down trees and burn them in our wood stove. Well, one day I hurt myself lifting a large piece of wood into the back of the truck. That ended my tree cutting days. From that point on, the truck just sat in our driveway. My wife decided that we didn’t need to pay extra for a truck that we weren’t using. So, we put an ad in the paper and it ran its course with no one calling. Winter was setting in and my wife figured that it would sit in our driveway until the end of winter. Then maybe in the summer we’d try to sell it again. Now mind you, the truck was almost new.
My wife became concerned that we’d never get rid of it. I told her that she was putting too much faith in herself and not letting God work. She looked at me, with this funny look and said, “Why would God concern HIMSELF about our truck?”
I told her that we were God’s children and that HE sees our every need and HE will provide, she just had to have a little faith.
The next day a snowstorm hit. Her car had front wheel drive and she was getting ready to go to work. I had gotten up and made coffee for her and was watching the TV news about how bad the storm was going to be. As Bobbie got ready for work, she asked me to make a for sale sign and she would stick it in the window of the truck. I did and when she was ready to leave, she placed it in the window.
When she got into her car, it wouldn’t start. Her good old reliable car was dead. No lights… Nothing. I told her that the truck was full of gas and to take it. She didn’t want to, but then again, she had to get to work. As she left, I told her that her normal route was going to be a nightmare. I suggested an alternate route.
She started driving to work and the traffic backed-up. While driving in traffic, the man behind her started flashing his lights. She didn’t know what he wanted. But then again, she thought something might be wrong with the truck. She pulled over and the man pulled in behind her. He got out of his car and asked her why she was selling the truck. She told him we didn’t need it anymore and just wanted to sell it. I had forgotten to put a phone number on the sign. He asked her for a phone number and said he’d call about it that night. True to his word, he called. I talked to him and he told me his story about his recent accident in his truck and how the insurance company told him if he found one of equal value, they’d give him the money to buy it. He said his truck looked just like ours and he wanted it. We gave him the price we were asking and he said he’d call back tomorrow and have a check ready.
After the phone call, I looked at Bobbie and said, “This is God working.” She said, “Ya, right. Why would God bother HIMSELF with something like this?”
Then I told her something that made her think. I told her that after she left for work I went out to her car to see if there was anything I could do before leaving for work. I thought I’d try to start it and if needed, get the battery charger out and hook it up. I figured that it could charge all day while we were at work. When I got in and turned the key, it started with no problem. That’s God for you, always doing things for us without asking. What better a Father could we ask for?
Bobbie still had a little problem believing. She said the insurance company would have a problem with it and it wouldn’t sell. I just smiled at her and said, “Ye of little faith.”
The next morning at around 9 o’clock the man called. He said he had a check for the full amount we asked for. If we didn’t mind, could we drive it over to his apartment and drop it off? I told him that wouldn’t be a problem. Bobbie was worried that the check might be bad. I added my wife’s concerns and he said he’d drive to the bank and have cash when we got there.
As he promised, he was there with cash in hand. I signed over the papers and thanked him and we drove off. I smiled all the way home knowing that God had done this to show Bobbie something about faith. No, we didn’t need the money. It was a lesson in letting go and letting God. I looked over at Bobbie and said, “God is Good.” She replied, “All the Time.”
So, next time you’re having doubts. Stop trying to control things and let God work. What He’s done for me, HE’LL do for you.
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I love this story because it helps illustrate the third thing I learned about why bad things happen to good people. Those times can be used to build our faith and help us mature in our walk with God. James 1:2-5 tells us, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.”
In a previous post, I told about my first experiences with tithing. My financial state at that time was pretty grim and it was a real test of my faith to write a check for 10% of what was already not enough. My faith blossomed when the result was always having enough for our needs. I can honestly look back at all the trials I’ve experienced in life and say that because they have served to bring me closer and closer to God, I don’t regret any of them. He has shown me over and over again that He is truly able to make all things work together for good (Romans 8:28).
Over the past two years, I have begun to ask one question in almost every situation in which I find myself. That question is, “Ok, Father, what do you have for me to learn from this?” Some of the answers have amazed me! Begin to ask that question and then remember, as it says in Psalm 46:10: be still and wait on His answers. They may amaze you!
Have a blessed day!
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