Please, Make It Stop

Have you ever said that?

I have.

Recently, in fact.

It’s actually funny now, looking back.

My husband and I decided to buy a new car. The SUV that I was driving was a gas guzzler and difficult to get into the garage.

After some searching and a couple of test drives, we finally found the right car.

I couldn’t wait to pick her up.

After filling out the mounds of paperwork, the salesman and I got into my new car so he could brief me on her finer points.

I loved the fact that she would remember my seat setting.

How convenient is that? No waiting, just get in and go, go, go. 

It’s Time to Set the Seat

Here’s where it got interesting.

With the salesman beside me in the passenger seat, he told me to get into a comfortable position and then hit “Set” and “1.”

That signal didn’t quite get to my brain in time because I hit the  “1” before I was supposed to.

What I didn’t know was that someone, I believe who is about four feet tall, had already set the seat to “their” comfortable setting.

All of a sudden, the driver seat started rising fast, pushing me forward into the steering wheel. I couldn’t stop it!

“Make it stop!” I said to the salesman who was laughing out loud at my dilemma. 

After some button-pushing, we finally got the seat back down to the right setting.

I’m happy to say that I survived.

I was turning new shades of red, but I survived.

Life can get that way too, sometimes.

The pressure mounts and all you want to do is “make it stop.”

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a stop button to press when life gets out of hand?

When Life Throws You A Curveball

When life throws you a curve ball, please don’t despair and for heaven’s sake, don’t lose your faith in God.

Pray, and then pray again. Ask God for strength and peace.

^*12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. – Romans 12:12, ESV.

Read Your Bible

If you don’t know where to start, try the book of Psalms. Let the Word of God remind you that He cares deeply about you.

In an article located on the desiringGod.com website, author Matt Brown offers a brilliant, unforgettable statement that has stuck with me since I read it.

Don’t say God is silent when your Bible is closed.
– Matt Brown, evangelist and author.

Ouch!

Guilty.

If that isn’t convicting, I don’t know what is.

Use Social Media

Don’t be ashamed to turn to fellow believers and ask for prayer for your situation.

I can pretty much guarantee you that if you ask for prayer on Facebook, your friends will respond and offer their encouragement.

It helps to know that people care.

God bless you this week.

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*Scripture quotation from the Book of Romans is from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2016 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.