A Little Something...

I never would have thought that the whole driving thing was so great and such a blessing until I realized I hadn't really driven in almost 4 months. I got into my car today and wondered if I should have gotten a passport because it seemed like a foreign land to me at first. And...nope I didn't stall, but did over rev it a little bit ;) after driving my super sweet car to get some juice for her lil engine....I saw this really nice lady that smiled and did the hello type nod(the one where you know it means hello and possibly how are you without even saying it...so amazing that we have this type of lingo by the way) anyway....she seemed really sweet. I payed for my gas and as I was walking outside....she hit that metal pole thing that is at the end of the gas pumps really hard and put the biggest dent on the side of her car. She didn't speak much english and when she saw this huge dent, she cried. Suddenly my joy was turned in to sorrow for her, I wanted to fix the dent, but me not being a dent wizard threw a wrench in that idea...so I rubbed her back and silently prayed for her as she was speaking spanish. I felt guilt as she drove away. It is our job as followers of Christ to share the word with as many as we can, but I couldn't do that because of this language barrier between me and this lady. Getting into my car, this nice old guy pulled his 1970's scooby doo looking van up to the side of my car and said...." you know, I wish I spoke spanish too, maybe there would have been something we could have done for her aside from what you just did" I said,"yeah me too", but then right before he said goodbye to me he said the nicest thing I had heard all day," but you could have just shown her the most affection she had received all afternoon by just showing her you care."How did that guy know how I was feeling at that moment? I mean...I know he was there and watched the whole thing, but maybe my facial expressions are way too noticeable. Maybe Shelly is right...I am too easy to read. Of course I told everyone I saw and talked to about the girl that hit the pole, but I wanted to keep what the old man said to myself and think about what he had said to me for a while. After having a weird kind of dream, I woke up and thought I would share that with you all. God is so good!! I have seen Him work in so many lives, even in mine lately.....so many great gifts we have received and still most of us don't see it.... Shelly shared some of the great sermons she and the college class heard on their retreat this past weekend, and it was so good. God controls things, not us. We may think we have it and go on thinking we can do things, but really we forget that He's got it and we should lean on Him. I think that's only part of what Shelly shared with me, but I can't wait to hear more of what she and everyone else heard and learned from the weekend they had to hear truth. I find myself wanting more of what God has to offer everyday..... He is so patient and there is nothing that we deserve, but He gives to us because He loves us...MAN HE'S AWESOME!!!