While enjoying my relaxing Sunday evening, my doorbell rang. It was an anxiety-stricken friend who had been driving on a spare tire and the tire ripped. She just happened to be near my neighborhood, which made me part of her equation. Okay, Lord, what’s the plan? She asked for a phone book and called each nearby auto and tire store. Her situation became worse because the stores were either closed or didn’t have what she needed. I told her the answer wasn’t in the phone book and asked if she had prayed; she had not. She continued to come up with hasty scenarios of how she could possibly purchase a new tire fixed and get to work in the morning. I insisted she go into another room to sit quietly, pray, and allow God to give her peace. When she returned I made sure we spoke of something else besides that tire. Well, it’s Monday morning and her car still sits in my driveway – I’m still in the equation. I’ll be helping her find a tire before she goes to work this morning, yet I refuse to allow the spirit of anxiety to consume me – he is not welcome here! I have to get my boys to school, my husband has given me a list of things to do, plus I have my own to-do list. Have your way, Lord! It doesn’t matter what the day holds – God is in control. When we are faced with situations that need fixing, we welcome anxiety when we don’t ask for God’s guidance and trust in His plan. Our minds race aimlessly with no direction. How can we hear His soft voice with so much chaos going on in our heads? Every solution to every situation is already set in motion; we just have to listen and follow. I told my friend her evening wasn’t about the tire, but about God using that tire to draw her closer to Him – to seek Him, to trust Him, to follow Him.
What’s your situation today? Did you pray?
Proverbs 3:5,6 (NKJV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
