A lesson in Surrendering.
Okay. I don't know if "surrender" is the right work exactly. So if you have a better word feel free to suggest, replace, whatever. But what I mean by surrender is to let go, to give up, to release any worry about it...to God. Because in any situation in life, whether it be a job, an outfit, a major decision, God always knows what you want (and is good for you!) more than you do. Crazy thought right? I mean as humans we think, we are our self, we are inside our own head, we know ourselves better than anyone else. Which is true....except the God that created you knows you a bit more.
I was reminded of this while driving in my car today. That God will always provide. That He will always exceed your expectations. That He knows what you want more than you do.
You see a little more than a year ago I had a car. A 2008 Red 4 door Oldsmobile Alero. It was a GREAT car!! It was paid off, it never gave me any trouble, it had enough room to give people rides. I loved it.
Until one day...dun dun duuuuun. The engine blew. (I'm sure due to my lack of oil maintenance, but that's neither here nor there.) I soon found myself car less. Walking everywhere. In blizzards. This in itself has many stories to tell and I will enlighten you if you so choose...just ask. :)
However, my point of the story is me looking for a new car.
I had a budget. I had certain things in mind that I HAD TO HAVE. Such as a sunroof/moonroof, two door, automatic windows/locks. That was really about it. But let me teeeeeeeeeell you! It was difficult to find! I found some that met all of my criteria, but they were too expensive, didn't drive well, just not THE one.
Until I stumbled upon a car on the Internet one day. It happened to be at a car dealership I had dealt with before so I called them up to see if I could test drive it. The car was SO new, the car dealer wasn't even aware they had it! I went down to the dealership the next day and walked away being the owner of a new car!
But that is all details. Let me tell you about my car! My car is a 2008 Red Pontiac G5. It's red. I wasn't too hot about the color at first, but I've grown to LOVE it (because obviously God knew I would). It has all of the things I wanted, a sunroof, 2door, automatic locks. But it also has some features I didn't even know existed but that I LOVE. For instance, there are these hideous plastic panels on the front of the window. I wasn't too hot about these either until I knew their purpose. (You see I LOVE driving with my windows down. I'm most definitely a windows down even when it's snowing-Just turn the heat up! Kinda girl) Well everyone knows you can't drive for too long on the highway with your windows down because the wind starts to hit you in the face. Well these ugly plastic things actually deflect the wind!! It's so perfect for me! I've also got an automatic starter so I can start my car from inside the apartment when it's cold out and it will be nice and toasty by the time I need to leave...without having to step out into the frigid cold! It also has a neat digital display...THAT TELLS ME WHEN TO CHANGE MY OIL!! And the temperature outside, amongst other things.
So my point here is that. Had I picked out a car it would not have had all these features that I have grown to love. I remember having gotten so frustrated because I COULD NOT find a car. I prayed about it and finally said here God YOU do it! And within that week is when I saw the car online.
How easily we forget how God has exceeded our expectations, we always want to be in control. But today sitting in my car I was reminded of how much more fulfilling and satisfying life will/can be if we put God in control.
This was super long. I hope it makes sense. Gold Star for you if you got this far!! :D
