Lately, I've been looking at cars. I've spent a few years driving a car I really don't like. So, having the chance to pick out a car really excited me! But, after several attempts to find that perfect car in that perfect price range, finding a car was no longer exciting. Rather, it was frustrating.
It seems, though, that all of that is pointless. I gave up my hopes to get a car when I started doing Financial Peace University. It was then that I realized there were so many other priorities ahead of a car. And, although it's a possibility now, it's no longer something I should devote so much time to. Why the change? I feel I should be more than grateful for the car I have. And, the truck I was driving a week ago that was hit actually had minimal damage. Although I'm searching so that I can find a dependable car to drive mainly for trips for my jobs, I don't have to be consumed by the search. God will bless me with the right car at the right time. Until then, I'll work on having patience. There are people around me who don't have 1 vehicle, let alone 2 or 3. And, there are people everywhere who don't have food to eat.
I am blessed. I don't know how I am so blessed. We have struggled for years, worked hard for years to live frugally so that we could pay our bills. And, somehow, suddenly I can breathe easier. That's a good feeling. But, it's not a feeling I want to get too used to. No matter where we go in life, no matter what we have in life, I never want to forget to stop and be grateful for the gifts we've been given. And, most of those gifts are priceless, family, friends, jobs that I love, and my "extended family of youth"!
So, where was God today? He made me stop and think about the blessings I have. And, he reminded me that it's not the end of the world to not have a car this very second.
Blessings,
Jennifer
It seems, though, that all of that is pointless. I gave up my hopes to get a car when I started doing Financial Peace University. It was then that I realized there were so many other priorities ahead of a car. And, although it's a possibility now, it's no longer something I should devote so much time to. Why the change? I feel I should be more than grateful for the car I have. And, the truck I was driving a week ago that was hit actually had minimal damage. Although I'm searching so that I can find a dependable car to drive mainly for trips for my jobs, I don't have to be consumed by the search. God will bless me with the right car at the right time. Until then, I'll work on having patience. There are people around me who don't have 1 vehicle, let alone 2 or 3. And, there are people everywhere who don't have food to eat.
I am blessed. I don't know how I am so blessed. We have struggled for years, worked hard for years to live frugally so that we could pay our bills. And, somehow, suddenly I can breathe easier. That's a good feeling. But, it's not a feeling I want to get too used to. No matter where we go in life, no matter what we have in life, I never want to forget to stop and be grateful for the gifts we've been given. And, most of those gifts are priceless, family, friends, jobs that I love, and my "extended family of youth"!
So, where was God today? He made me stop and think about the blessings I have. And, he reminded me that it's not the end of the world to not have a car this very second.
Blessings,
Jennifer
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