October 26, 2018

The Jack

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Lately my life is changing.  Every aspect of my life has been difficult.

With all the changes happening,  I attended Church for the first time in a really long time.

I needed balance.

I needed Jesus.

I was overwhelmed by the amount of love given in the Bible study that night. I began praying there would be a way for me to keep attending.

God answered that prayer, and I was able to return the next week.

I decided to open my heart up to Jesus and become a member of the group.

I just thought my life had been difficult up to this point; it was about to get a lot worse. My renewed faith was about to be tested.

I am a single mom and with that often comes some financial strain. When I came home and noticed a flat tire needing immediate attention, I knew it wasn’t in the budget. Since I’m new to the area and don’t have many connections, I laughed to myself wondering how I was going to get this tire fixed.

One of my downstairs neighbors happened to be out and told me her brother was a mechanic. She gave him a call, and he came right over.

Unfortunately, my spare was also flat. He took the spare tire for air, but upon returning, we realized the spare did not even fit my car. Thinking the original tire was salvageable, he took it for patching.

Refusing any money I offered for his help, he told me he would return the next night to put on the tire.

Keeping his word, he returned the next evening ready to work. My mother and I talked with him while he worked on the tire. The tire was not cooperating and would not align properly with the bolts. He said he needed another jack to lift the car higher. We immediately found another jack for him. While he was placing the new jack under the car, the original jack shifted causing the car to fall on top of him.

My mother and I tried moving the vehicle. When this didn’t work, my mother began screaming hysterically and ran to the apartments closest to us banging on doors for help.

Others ran out to help. Finally we were able to remove the car off of him. 911 vehicles arrived and began working on the bleeding from his head, shoulder, and chest. He was placed on a stretcher and rushed to a trauma center.

I was shaken and heartbroken.

But God is so good.

I received news several hours later that he was okay – no broken bones – no stitches – no punctured organs.

I pondered the rest of the night how a simple situation like changing a flat tire had produced a crazy outcome – an outcome where God was visible.

His mercy, strength and goodness evident.

The next morning I was getting my daughter ready for school and someone knocked at the door. There he stood – after spending a night in the ER – wanting to finish the job he started. He had even bought a different jack.

I couldn’t even speak. He said he keeps his promises.

Jesus does too. I needed that reminder.

This man may never know just how much God used him to impact my life.

God is truly amazing and made sure I knew as I renewed my journey with Him, I can trust His faithfulness.

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  • Read the following verses listing out everything you learn about the Holy Spirit.
    • John 14:26
    • Jude 1:20
    • Ephesians 1:13
    • Ephesians 4:30
    • Romans 8:26-27
    • Titus 3:5
    • Romans 6:3
    • John 3: 5-8
    • 1 Thessalonians 1:6
    • 2 Corinthians 13:14
    • Galatians 5: 16-26
    • Ephesians 5:18
    • 1 Corinthians 12:4
    • John 15:26
    • John 16:8
    • 2 Thessalonians 2: 6-10
    • 1 Corinthians 2: 10-13

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