This is so simple and not. We are here as fellow believers to encourage you in your challenge. YeHoVaH does have you and us in his hands; it is His plan. Paul had this covered in his letter to the believers in Philippi:
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Praying is listening to YeHoVaH. Sharing your questions. Waiting, trusting YeHoVaH in His plan. Paul goes on with some tools for us.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Yes, challenges are still in front of you. YeHoVaH’s ways are not just giggles and comfy feelings. He loves us and wants us to grow and learn. Growing and learning can hurt. The hurt is not fun, the understanding and change is worth it. These tools from Paul give us focus on the tools to our challenges.
By day YeHoVaH directs His love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
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I was returning home from a brief summer vacation down South when I was in a car accident just hours before I would have been home. Instead, I nervously waited there for two more days while sorting everything out.
Traffic in my lane abruptly dropped from about 55 down to crawling, probably due to the sheer numbers trying to merge onto the highway up ahead. I was quite a distance away from the car ahead of me, but the slow-up occurred down a curving grade and didn’t affect other lanes. It took a moment for me to notice both the car and the fact it was going so slow. By the time I got there and saw the car, the driver was no longer applying the brakes. This meant no brake lights, and the driver didn’t think to hit the four-ways. Cars aren’t required to do so when they slow down more than 10 mph under the limit the way truckers and bus drivers are taught. As soon as I realized what was going on, I hit the brake hard, and the antilock must have kicked in because I kept bumping along. (My Jeep left skid marks that looked like dotted lines.) I turned left to attempt to avoid it, but hit the driver side corner. After the police said we could leave, she drove off with minor body damage which my insurance is covering. My damage is more extensive and includes a busted steering linkage. As I write this, my Jeep is two states away from me still awaiting repairs. I was also handed a ticket for “following too closely”. Thank Our Father I have a dash cam. Since I am a CDL driver, simply taking the blame by paying the ticket could mean a 30-60 day suspension if, Yehovah forbid! I get into any more scrapes during the next three years. I hired a law firm in the area and sent them a copy of the video.
Since we are to give thanks in all things, I have good insurance, neither I nor the other driver was hurt, and in any event I got the brunt of it. And, of course, there’s the dash cam which, if He allows, will get me a reduced, non-threatening charge and fine. Complete exoneration would be much, much better, but that’s up Him.