Yesterday I was getting ready to drive to my part A nice place to work..... Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
time job at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery......

My hair was all blow dried and styled, I had my
uniform on, my cologne and body lotion had been
applied and I was ready to go and make some
money.

I got into my car after putting my "manbag" in the
back seat...and turned the key to the ignition.

The cars starter whirred and spun, with no resulting
turn of the engine. My starter was dead..... and I
started to panic.

The Lord was right there, watching me during everything.

Even BEFORE I asked Him what was going on OR why
this was happening to me, He spoke:

"I am letting this happen to teach you something
about Me."

Instead of wondering what sin I had commited, or what 
I had done to anger the Lord, I pondered the tone of
His voice and His facial expressions while He spoke to
me.
He was NOT angry with me, BUT He wanted me to
LEARN something about who He is in the midst of trouble.

I did what I knew to do.... I got quiet in His presence
and thought about what to do about the situation.

I called a church choir member who is a mechanic and
told him about my dilema. This brother is notorious
about NOT returning calls, so I made SURE he understood
this was an emergency. I then called our head usher,
who might be able to find someone else to help me
with my car if the first brother I called did not come
through.

After an hour of waiting, no one called me back....
I started to grumble...and the Lord said:

"I am causing these people to NOT call you so you will
trust completely in Me....keep standing and watching what
I will do."

I decided to just wait and see what will happen. I then asked
the Lord..... "What is going to happen, I have done everything
you asked me to do...... and I am STILL believing you will do
a miracle in my life, even though this has happened to me. I
am sorry, but I NEED to know before I go to sleep.... I do
NOT need to see it happen, I just need to hear what you have
My car is now an antique and is worth 3 times what I paid for it!!in store for me, because I believe what you say will happen."

The Lord said,"I am going to cause your room mate who is
leaving on his DJ trip to give you the use of his car for the
entire time he is gone. Just make sure you do everything
you need to do to get the car fixed before he comes home,
or you will have problems."

I said,"The Lord is to be praised because He turned my
whole bad situiation around and caused me to have joy
in His presence at His deliverance......He does mighty
works and causes us to believe Him MORE for EVEN
MORE GOOD THINGS in our lives" ...and I worshipped.

After I woke up the next day, I went and did my
devotions and told my room mate about my car and
the fact that I lost one day of work and potentially
a LOT of money.

My room mate said to me,"Well I am leaving for 4 days
and you can use my car while I am gone."

 

 

HOW MANY FLIPS do you think I did in the spirit?

 

 

I am right now in the middle of purchasing the starter
I will need to fix my car. It will cost about $70.00.

Right after I got my room mates car, the VERY 1st thing
I did was go and find out about purchasing a starter for
my car.

 

Will you join me in prayer for GOOD income and good
things to keep happening for everyone who reads this
post or hears about it by Gods mighty hand?

 

 

God can do so many things we do NOT even think about,
because we do NOT stretch our faith to believe for it, then
don't ask, OR if we find He has spoken to us if we DO ask,
we do NOT want to do what is needed to be a part of what
God wants to do.

 

 

God wants to do AWESOME things in our lives..
Are YOU ready?

 

What will you do when He speaks?

 

 

God wants do do things in our lives to draw others into the Kingdom...

 

 

 

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18 Comments on Christianity and Real Estate --- What do PROBLEMS do...THEY HELP US!!

OCT
31
2008
107,364 Points

I agree that the Lord does allow things to happen in our lives for a purpose and sometimes we certainly don't see it --- we have to trust HIM and believe.

5:44am • #1
253,762 Points 2 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Great story Alexander - sometimes its very hard to not just get frustrated and try to fix things ourselves.

7:27am • #2
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Norma J Elkins Realtor Elkins Home Selling Team ( Exit Triple "E" Realty) When God lets trouble into our lives, it can be for several purposes.... learning what God wants us to learn in those times is very important... it is in the hard times we are forced to seek HIM alone for our solutions to lifes problems... Thanks for coming by, sis!!

Stanton Homes - Penny Hull: Raleigh Area Custom Home Builder (Stanton Homes Inc - Raleigh Custom Homes) Yes, I could have gotten all frustrated and missed what God was saying to me..... He is SOOOoooo loving and full of kindness......What an AWESOME Creator we have!!

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9:38am • #3

We are on Gods time, sometimes it is fast and some times not so much. We must also remember he answers in a way that is pleasing to him not the World!Sometimes we don't have the answer that we think we are seeking but it is always the right one if it come from the Lord.

12:44pm • #4
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Sitting and waiting is one of the hardest things we have to do. Most of us gladly give up our trouble to Him. But when he doesn't fix them the way we want, when we want, we take them back and try to work it out ourselves. Thank you for sharing!

Hey, don't forget to wash your roommate's car as a thank you to him!

4:43pm • #5
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Lisa Long (Keller Williams Realty North County) I agree totally, sister!! When the Lord is in control, things MIGHT not go the way WE THINK they are supposed to, BUT they always go the way they are RIGHTLY SUPPOSED to if we are doing Gods will!!

Connie Harvey Realtor Nashville Tennessee Homes (Prudential Woodmont Realty) Washing his car is a GOOD thing to do to thank him for letting me use his car for those four days... THANKS for the inspiration!!

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10:09pm • #6
NOV
01
2008
195,045 Points 29 Featured Posts Outside Blog

I just want to do some flips with you, brother! God is so good and so faithful. I know that He will use this testimony to bless many others who need to know that their God is in control...that He has a good plan for them. Our Father never abandons us...never leaves us or forsakes us. When I am in the midst of something difficult, I always remember this...even when we cannot see the hand of God...we can trust the heart of God. He is always looking out for us. AMEN!! GBU, Alex!

11:09pm • #7
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Elizabeth........ I wernt into the garage to take out the old starter...and I CANNOT get the 1st nut to budge!!!

I am waiting to go to church tommorrow and see if there is a mechanic that will help me take out the old starter and put in the new one I bought today.

I am still trusting God...... He is SOOoo faithful!!

=-)

11:27pm • #8
NOV
02
2008
210,621 Points 6 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor

God is always faithful and will never leave or forsake us. Unfortunately, we are not so patient and often we try to get ahead of Him and fix it ourselves. This is speaking to me about a situation going on in my own life where I just want to resolve it and yet I am having to wait on His timing. Thanks for the reminder and my prayer is that your starter is put in soon either by you being able to do it or a mechanic helping you.

 

8:11pm • #9
424,172 Points 17 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Very cool. HERB! =P  LOL. Sorry about the name slip, Alex =D

Psshhh. What's in a name? hee hee. This is an awesome story. don't you just love it when God shows how incredible He really is?

8:24pm • #10
200,239 Points 1 Featured Post Outside Blog

God is never early and never late - He is always right on time.

10:55pm • #11
NOV
03
2008
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Alexander, Quite a story about an awesome God who cares for us,  (even the little things to Him and Big to US) We forget how MIGHTY he really is. We put Him into a box that can never contain Him

BeBlessed my Brother

6:28am • #12
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Thanks for your comments everyone...the story is NOT over...  I will post a blog about the ending of this situation soon!!

8:50pm • #13
NOV
04
2008
424,172 Points 17 Featured Posts Outside Blog

I know I commented on this yesterday, but I just noticed the title today, when I was going through my list of posts from people to whom I'm subscribed. And the title made me think of this scripture...

Romans 5 (NIV) 1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a]have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3Not only so, but we[c] also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.

9:47pm • #14
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Amen Lisa...amen....... There has been a LOT that has happened in the past 2 days...i will post another blog highlighting what happened.....

God does have a strange way of doing things sometimes..... hehehehe

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10:38pm • #15
NOV
06
2008

Alexander, I find God's timing so interesting... interesting that I chose to read this today, not a day sooner. Yesterday, I spent a lot of time in prayer for our country, the President Elect, but mostly my grandmother who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. God led me back to Romans 15:13 "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." THANK YOU once again for sharing this story of His amazing grace!!!

8:52am • #16
NOV
26
2008

Alex

Thanks for the posts I enjoyed reading them and to Lisa, Sharon and Stephanie you said it all. We just have to remember its not our time its his time and we just have to be patient.  This is a time to be so thankful for everything and everyone in our lives. 

Happy Thanksgiving

10:21pm • #17
NOV
27
2008
356,472 Points 11 Featured Posts Outside Blog

Stephanie Kresl (Real Living Real Estate Solutions) God is so good to do the things He does in His timing...... the trials we go through are nothing compared to the weight of glory we will recieve when Jesus comes back to claim His own...

 
Marie Goodwin (Coldwell Banker Stuart and Watts Real Estate)

God is so good to us...but it is ALWAYS in HIS time...... just to remind us of who really is in control.... hehehe

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11:16am • #18

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