THE BOLT
Charlie is a gifted mechanic. He has understood car engines since his
youth. During our life together, he has
often repaired our cars, without the help of other mechanics. But, he is wise and well as gifted. He knows when the repair job requires the
expertise of others.
He recently got new tires for his car. An important aspect of this is having the car
aligned and this required a mechanic.
Before taking the car in, Charlie jacked it up to do a bit of work
himself. In this effort, he dropped a
bolt. He looked. He felt around. He searched on the ground. The bolt was not to be found. And the longer he searched, the more
frustrated he became. Charlie came in
the house for a bit of a break and told me what happened and expressed that
without finding the bolt, he wouldn’t be able to take the car in for repair. I made the mistake of offering a
suggestion. The tone of his voice was
not pleasant and I felt frustrated and angry.
After a bit of time he said he was going to return to the
garage and continue his search. But,
before he did, he asked that I would pray for his search. Alone and silently I prayed: “God, you know
where that bolt is. You know how
frustrated Charlie is. Please allow him
to find it without searching. As he finds
it quickly, let it be that we know You directed him right to it.” Within only a couple of minutes he came in
with a big smile. He went under the car
and reaching both hands directly above him.
His right hand moved a bit and didn’t feel it. Then, without moving his body, his left hand
felt the area he had placed it. And
THERE WAS THE BOLT! When he told me I
ran to his arms and shared HOW CLOSE I FELT GOD AT THAT MOMENT. God was showing us that even in this “small
circumstance of life”, HE saw and heard us.
He granted HIS favor to encourage us.
THANK YOU ABBA FATHER!
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