God's Free Wheelin'

An e-mail from a friend:

Caron, I have a "God" story for you.

Last month, 2 days before my birthday, my son was driving my car when a lady pointed to the front of my car. He thought he had a flat and pulled over to check. When he opened the door, flames were shooting out of the wheel well. He jumped back in the car, turned the key to "off" and popped the hood.

Well, when he opened the hood the engine was completely on fire. Flames licking everywhere. A lady in a nearby house got a water hose over the fence and the fire was out before the fire department arrived, but the car was totaled. It was a '99 vehicle, not worth a lot, but my only transportation.

The couple of months leading up to this grand event had been tough, financially, and I had let my auto insurance lapse, thinking I would get caught up and get my insurance re-instated . . . I know, not very wise thinking. Here's where God comes shining through.

A friend I only see once or twice a year, but have known for years, called to wish me Happy Birthday. As we talked, I filled her in on my latest saga. She said "Well, what are you going to do?" I told her I had thought of calling her brother, who is a used car dealer, to see what he had on his lot. She said, "You call him, make a plan and call me back. I want to help you do this." I told her I would and we hung up.

I had hardly gotten the phone hung up when her brother called. He said he had a 2005 Dodge Caravan on the lot and asked if I thought that would work. He said it had 40,000 miles on it (my old car had 140,000), tilt, cruise, power windows & locks. I asked what the price was, knowing that was way more car than I could afford. He told me his sister had called and said if that would work for me, he was to call her back with all the details and he couldn't tell me the price.

Then she called back, said she had talked to her husband, and he agreed that they wanted to give me this gift. I told her that was too much, that I was completely overwhelmed ... all this through my tears. She said, "We go way back, I have the means to do this, you have the need, and it's the right thing to do. So, don’t be overwhelmed! It's done!"

Well, the next thing I know, I'm driving this vehicle ... fully paid for! Plus, she put 4 brand new tires on it, new brakes on the front, a one year service warranty and paid my insurance for a year!

I can hardly believe how good God has been to me through them! God has always provided for me, but this was over the top!

Great is our God and greatly to be praised!