A Free Car….
It’s been a journey of faith. A journey I never thought I
would live.
A journey in which I have been laughed at, looked at in the
oddest ways, told I was lazy, and told is impossible.
But you see, before I returned home in January the Lord
spoke to my heart and said he would provide me with a car, free of charge.
God spoke. And I believe Him to be good on his word and his
promises.
In this culture….I am seen as crazy.
As I said, people have laughed
in my face and remarked through their smirk, “good luck with that.� My response is usually a big
smile and “thank you!� As I do believe he will provide. Because he cared for my
heart in advance speaking tenderly telling me there would be trials,
laughter, and times of questioning. And there have been times of
questioning….shoot read my last blog, Promises?
But this last week my old worn, tired, and tattered car was
brought home from it’s “temporary� housing that its been at for the last 2
years. It limped home and my parents questioned if it would work or not. I knew
it wasn’t worth it. It wasn’t what God had in mind and that we needed to get rid of it so we could
make room for the blessing. You see its hard to let go of something – even if
its half-broken or hardly working – because its our safety net. It’s what we
can “count on.� If we let go, then there is space, space to fall, to crash, to
look like a fool! Ha!
But, we have to let go friends. There has to be room for God
to bless, for God to move. And as I asked my parents to sell the car, they told me they were going to get it fixed so it at least could run and I could have a car to take me to and from work. To honor them, I agreed to
drive it to the shop today to have it looked at. But I laid in bed last night
asking the Lord to move and to show his faithfulness, to show his favor.
Well…..today…..
….20 minutes before we were to take the car to the
shop a man rang our door bell.
….A man that happened to be driving through the
neighborhood and saw my car in the driveway.
….He asked if it was for sale (note: no for sale sign on the car) and to
speak to my dad, because I guess I look 12 years old. He wasn’t home –
and no I didn’t practice safety, I told him he wasn’t home and let him in the
house (send safety speeches to my email and address them ‘stupid idea.’ I’ll reply when I get time).
…20 minutes later, my dad arrived, called the interested buyer and had him in
the driveway in 5 minutes.
….I jumped in the shower praying for God’s favor and
thanking him in advance for selling the car, for the abundance, the ease, and no hassle.
I found myself eager and excited for my family to see God move!
…When I stepped out of the shower I heard a knock on the door….
“Megan do you have a minute to sign over the title?�
Ha! My Dad in heaven is SO good to me! He brought a buyer to
my front door step today. A buyer who was a mechanic who knew what exactly he
was getting – a car that needs lots of work – so there was no hassle, no bargaining, just a price paid in cash on the spot. Who just carries that kind of
money with them in case they find a car for sale in a strangers driveway? Seriously!?!
And so tonight, the driveway is now empty.
Space has been made for God’s abundant blessing.
How or where is a free reliable car for commuting going to come from? Ha! Maybe
straight to my doorstep like today!
How or where I do not know.
But after today, I can’t deny
his word and his promises.
“God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should
change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and
not fulfill?” Numbers 23:19
I trust that He will fulfill with the perfect car. A car that will allow me to commute back and forth to school come this fall. A car that is safe, reliable, and that has been hand picked by Him.
Best part: Both my parents looked at me in disbelief today,
both commenting, “well I guess this praying thing you are doing is
working….what’s next?â€�
Me: “We thank the Lord and we wait. We trust.�
(Note to all peeps ‘letting go’: Trust does not mean now trying to find money and a cheap car. Trust means wait until he speaks.)
I never expected to live a life waiting on the Lord for a
free car, let me tell you!
I used to read blogs about people standing in great
faith for support raising, cars, houses, adoption, school loans, etc. and I desired
to be like them. I always wondered if my desire was just so I could feel like a “super
Christian,” but tonight he spoke again and showed me it was because I was made as a woman of great
faith. I was made to trust the Lord for big things. Not just my food and
clothing, not just bills and my daily life. But God has asked me to step into a life that requires Him to be my
provision. He has designed me to stand in faith for BIG things! This car is my training ground. Just like my support for Z
Squad was training. I saw an empty account for 3 months, then in 6 days
God deposited over $4,000 in my account – read about it here.
Thank you Lord for caring and honoring my heart is crazy ways today! Thank you for your provision, for your promise! Free Car? Really? YES! There are no question marks, I know you WILL provide. Thank you. Thank you for blessing simply because I am your Daughter.
And so now I ask YOU….
Is your heart leaping from your chest as you read this?
No, you
are not crazy. God may just be asking you to step into greater faith, greater
abandonment.
What is it time to let go of?
What is it that he has promised you that you have given up on? Don’t give up….
