Unexpected

This post was going to be written last week because of so much that happened, but the fact that I haven’t gotten to it until now shows that it was needed to be held off.

If any of my blog readers have been keeping up with my recent posts, you would know that so much has come my way already this summer, yet there is even more! I know, absolutely crazy!

Ever since I got my license (right when I turned 16) I was interested in getting a car, and so were my parents. However, it wasn’t truly a necessity. I could use my parents’ cars to get where I needed to and everything was fine. For my first year of college, I didn’t really want a car anyway because I wanted to be sure to get plugged in on campus. Needless to say, I could do just fine without a car.

Well, since getting this summer internship with the children’s ministry, the need for a car became more and more prominent. Yet, I still didn’t complain because I know that we [as a family] are not in the best place financially, like many people. Plus, my parents need another car and they are priority in my opinion. I didn’t want to be selfish, but the time was coming when I knew I had to speak up.

When I asked my mom, she willingly decided to help me to begin to look. We searched online at a dealership that two people from my church suggested. These two men from church are ones that I greatly look up to and so I greatly trusted them with their words. I had found a car that look perfect for me! -so I pursued it! The following day, my mother and I went to check it out, but it fell through the cracks because of the financing.

I had been patient for so long and suddenly my patience was lost, all because I had my heart set on that one car; the first car I looked at. I even had my full prayer-support chain lifting me up at those times. Little did I know, that God had something even better planned.

My mother decided that we should head down the road to another dealership lot to look. I went into that lot blinded, not knowing any of the cars that were available, and guess what? -I found one. A car that I loved even more than the first one, had the financing I needed, and was a couple thousand dollars cheaper than the first one! WHAT?!!

I had to pinch myself to see if it was real because I was shocked beyond belief. So quickly I had gotten distracted because what I thought was best for me, wasn’t. Yet, God knew all along.

Now, I’ve got a car. Uhh, blessings beyond blessings. An unexpected blessing for sure.

When heard that patience is a virtue, I used to shake it off and say “yeah yeah, of course it is.” However, now the act of patience and it’s reward became a reality to me. God is so good. I waited for Him, and He provided.

Not only was patience a reality, but so was the fact that now, I’m paying for something extremely important all on my own; how in the world am I going to be able to do this? – well, that is where this week came into play.

Not one, two or three, but four new jobs were offered to me this week, and I can take part in all of them! I mean when I say God provides, He provides!!!! Yes thank You Lord!!!

I want to encourage you that if you are praying for something that demands patience, DO NOT give up! The car, these jobs…none of this was in my plan. It was in His. I am still learning about patience because I do not have it altogether. However, I want all of you to know that God does hear your prayers and does indeed know the concerns and needs of your heart; you just MUST be willing to wait upon Him. What He has for you is far better than what you could ever plan for yourself. Surrender in prayer.