Then Sings My Soul - We Need To Let HIM Take The Wheel

We've had a good but rough year. We don't know why; we don't know the lesson we are supposed to learn. We don't know if we've got it yet! Things seem(ed) to be looking up. J has a job. We have a vehicle. The kids are learning lots. And then after a good day in town visiting friends, the motor overheated in my bus. I don't know what I would have done, if J hadn't been with us. We ended up having to call the tow truck. While we waited we were getting colder and colder.

However, we were prepared - we had warm clothes and a snack. We had gentlemen stop that were able to keep the traffic going around us. One truck was a work truck that had flashing lights!

And yet at the time, all I could think was, "GOD, WHY??? Why this? Why now? We are just getting on our feet! I thought it was our turn!" Well, once we got home and I got the kids settled and supper made, I got really thinking about the day.

We had a great day visiting with friends. J was with me and I didn't have to deal with it alone. We almost made it home. It could have been a worse issue than what it ended up being. The tow truck owner's wife came and picked up the kids and me! She brought us all home while J waited with the tow truck. We are so blessed with friends here that the situation was made less intense by their kindness.

I truly believe that God has the wheel of our lives and that my dh and I are following HIS will for our family. I believe that whatever comes our way - like me being without a vehicle again or this new baby that's growing in me - God is in control. I believe that He is giving us what He wants us to have. I believe that God is causing us to grow and to be more like His Son. I am excited about that! I am excited to be a better mom, a better wife, a better person. I am excited to see what God will continue to put on our plate. I am anxiously waiting to see what He has in store for me to continue to grow and to serve Him.

The incident this week with the bus was just one of those things that reminded me to continue to leave the wheel in HIS very very capable hands! Here's a song sung by Carrie Underwood.




Striving to learn and live God's purposes,